Help with router problem

[Eugen]

Thanks for all your input. For now I am posting my rc.conf, but I will try
your suggestions this evening when I come back from work.

If anyone needs additional details, please ask and I'll repost my
initial cry for help.

Eugen

### Console options
keymap="us.iso"
font8x8="NO"
font8x14="NO"
font8x16="NO"
scrnmap="NO"
keyrate="fast"
cursor="blink"
blanktime="900"
saver="warp"

### Mouse daemon
mousechar_start="NO"
moused_enable="NO"
moused_flags=""
moused_port="/dev/sysmouse"
moused_type="auto"

### IPv6 options
ipv6_enable="NO"

ifconfig_dc0="DHCP"

### PF firewall
# pf_enable="YES"                                    # Enable PF (load
module if required)
# pf_flags=""                                              #
additional flags for pfctl startup
# pf_rules="/etc/pf.conf"                            # rules
definition file for pf
# pflog_enable="YES"                               # start pflogd(8)
# pflog_flags=""                                         # additional
flags for pflogd startup
# pflog_logfile="/var/log/pflog"                   # where pflogd
should store the logfile

###  Miscellaneous administrative options
kern_securelevel="-1"                               # range: -1..3 ;
`-1' is the most insecure
kern_securelevel_enable="NO"                # kernel security level
(see init(8)),
local_startup="/usr/local/etc/rc.d"
clear_tmp_enable="YES"				# Clear /tmp at startup.
devfs_system_ruleset="devfsrules_local" # The name of a ruleset to apply to /dev
dmesg_enable="YES"                               # Save dmesg(8) to
/var/run/dmesg.boot
update_motd="YES"                                 # update version
info in /etc/motd (or NO)
virecover_enable="NO"                            # Perform
housekeeping for the vi(1) editor

usbd_enable="YES"
usbd_enable="YES"                                 # Run the usbd daemon.
usbd_flags=""                                           # Flags to
usbd (if enabled).

lpd_enable="YES"

On Feb 5, 2008 11:15 PM, Kevin Kinsey <kdk at daleco.biz> wrote:
>
> Eugen wrote:
> > Are there really no experienced FreeBSD users who can help me
> > with my "behind a router" problem ? Should I post it again ?
> > Should I just give up using BSD altogether due to an unusable
> > system? I would not like this idea, I was really starting to like it.
> >
> > Respectfully,
> > Eugen
>
> Hello.  I'm sorry to hear you're having trouble.
>
> Have you attempted static assignment to another address, such as
> 192.168.1.38 (something not 33, but within your "pool")?
>
> # ifconfig dc0 down
> # ifconfig dc0 inet 192.168.1.38 netmask 255.255.255.0
> # ping 192.168.1.1
>
> What does `arp -a` say?  Does ping work if you call it with
> `ping -I dc0 192.168.1.1`?  What does `traceroute 192.168.1.1`
> give you?  And, I've only seen output for the one interface
> (maybe I overlooked something in your posts), what is the
> output of "ifconfig -a" --- is there some other interface
> that could be causing route problems and therefore "network
> unreachable" from ping(8)?
>
> It does seem rather odd, so I wonder if there's something we
> are all overlooking.  Since no one but you is there, we can't
> tell you what it is, but only guess.  Maybe something
> above will give us all a clue :-)
>
> Also respectfully, ;-)
>
> Kevin Kinsey
> --
> Conscience doth make cowards of us all.
>                 -- Shakespeare
>