Re: Introduction

["Simon 'corecode' Schubert" <corecode@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Colin Adams wrote:
> Meanwhile, I have managed to install 1.12 in a virtual machine on my
> Linux 64-bit quad core box. I didn't attempt to configure the network
> when I did the installation, thinking that as I was running under KVM,
> I would not need to (that was the case when I set up FreeBSD 6.3 last
> weekend). However I can't ping 10.0.2.2 (which is the virtual DHCP
> server that KVM provides to the guest), so I guess I should have done
> it.
>
> But I don't know what command to type to bring up those configuration
> menus again - I can't find it mentioned in the DragonFly handbook
> (flight manual?).
> Please help.

I guess that kvm provides a DHCP client?  In this just add a line
ifconfig_XXX0="DHCP" to /etc/rc.conf.

XXX stands for the interface name, you can get an overview by typing 
"ifconfig".

If you need to configure a fixed address, use
ifconfig_XXX0="inet 10.0.2.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 up".

More details can be found in rc.conf(5) and the handbook, available on the 
wiki.

cheers
  simon

--
Serve - BSD     +++  RENT this banner advert  +++    ASCII Ribbon   /"\
Work - Mac      +++  space for low €€€ NOW!1  +++      Campaign     \ /
Party Enjoy Relax   |   http://dragonflybsd.org      Against  HTML   \
Dude 2c 2 the max   !   http://golden-apple.biz       Mail + News   / \