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Subject: Re: [9front] Need help with configuring the Internet
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> Or perhaps there is another way to configure the net without
> running confignet? I merely tried that because that was the
> install step that failed...

all that does is to write some default configuration in /lib/ndb/local.
you can just set that up manually. the fqa has some examples.

> ip/ipconfig doesn't work, but it's probably because dhcp doesn't work
> in this network (I have to manually type in the ip addresses for other
> systems too).
> The output is:
> ipconfig: no success with DHCP

yes. you got a ethernet driver up.

> As for ls /net/ether*, there is a /net/ether0, so I guess there is
> ethernet afterall?

yes.

> The first step for troubleshooting at
> http://fqa.9front.org/fqa6.html#6.2.8 told me to do
> "cat /net/ndb", which returned nothing, so I just assumed ethernet is
> not working here.

/net/ndb contains the data that the *DHCP/SLAAC* client gathered. for
static ip configuration, that file shall remain empty.

please read ipconfig(8) manpage and the fqa. it should have some
chapter about setting up static ip. its easy, but i do not want to
repeat everything for everyone each time when its already documented.

> Also, I should provide you cat /dev/kmseg with a screenshot, since the
> messages are long
> (I'm actually seeing a lot of "failed"..). However, I'm unsure of how
> to attach the picture
> on a mailing list like this. Is using sites like imgur.com ok?

given that you got ethernet working now, theres no need anymore.

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cinap