Realtek RTL-8139 Nic & FreeBSD 5.2.1 Install

[Glyn Tebbutt]

Nevermind i have fixed it now, woo. Ok starting the install process now.
Just have to figure out how to use fdisk lol
On Mon, 2004-07-12 at 18:31, Glyn Tebbutt wrote:
> 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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