Realtek RTL-8139 Nic & FreeBSD 5.2.1 Install

[Glyn Tebbutt]

Would this affect the install process because i've not even got freebsd
to install yet this problem arises as soon as the install process is at
the installer :?
On Mon, 2004-07-12 at 17:57, whitevamp wrote:
> just a thought try this ..
> in /etc/sysctl.conf  place this line
> net.inet.ip.forwarding=1
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Glyn Tebbutt" <d3c3it-linux at ntlworld.com>
> To: "Freebsd-Newbies Mailinglist" <freebsd-newbies at freebsd.org>
> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 9:42 AM
> Subject: Realtek RTL-8139 Nic & FreeBSD 5.2.1 Install
> 
> 
> > Hi all
> > Im completely new to Freebsd and bsd in general, have been using linux
> > for the past 2years and windows for work reasons but i have recently
> > made room for freebsd on 1 of my pcs. This box has a Realtek RTL
> > 8139/8139C/8139C+ (according to lspci) nic. On the linux kernel and obv
> > windows, i have no problem, but when i pop in the freebsd install disc
> > and start the install process the nic indicator on my router goes from
> > green to orange. I can ping the box and ping from the box around my lan
> > but when i try and ping the outside world, i get nothing. I've searched
> > around on google but i cant find that much information regarding freebsd
> > and this nic. i did read it was supported but i cant seem to get it to
> > work. If im best off buying a new card then ill do that but id rather
> > not have to.
> >
> > Thanks for any replies
> >
> > ps this maybe not the best place to post this but i thought it was worth
> > a try
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| Glyn Tebbutt |   	    d3c3it-linux at ntlworld.com |
|--------------'  http://homepage.ntlworld.com/d3c3it |
|    Lisa, if you dont like your job you dont strike, |
| You just go in everyday and do it really half-assed | 
|              Thats the American way. -Homer Simpson |
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