FreeBSD post-installation and network configuration
An option can beconfigured by re-entering the configuration options before booting the new FreeBSD systemor after installation using sysinstall (/stand/sysinstallConfigure. in FreeBSD versions older than 5.2) and selecting.For detailed information on Local Area Networks and configuring FreeBSD as agateway/router refer to the Advanced Networkingchapter. User Confirmation Requested Would you like to configure any Ethernet or SLIP/PPP network devices?
To configure a network device, select [ Yes ]and press Enter. Otherwise, select [ No ] to continue. Select the interface to be configured with the arrow keys and press Enter.
User Confirmation Requested Do you want to try IPv6 configuration of the interface? In this private local area network, the current Internet type protocol (IPv4) was sufficient and [ No ] was selected with the arrow keys and Enter pressed.If you are connected to an existing IPv6 networkwith an RA server, then choose [ Yes ] and press Enter. It willtake several seconds to scan for RA servers.
User Confirmation Requested Do you want to try DHCP configuration of the interface? If DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is not required select [ No ] with the arrow keys and press Enter. Selecting [ Yes ] will execute dhclient, and if successful, will fill in the networkconfiguration information automatically. Refer to Section27.5 for more information.The following Network Configuration screen shows the configuration of the Ethernetdevice for a system that will act as the gateway for a Local Area Network.
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