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I have a freeBSD server that worked fine in its old location, but I moved it to a new location with a new ISP and a new static IP address. I replaced the old static IP with the new static IP in /etc/rc.conf . I also changed the netmask and defaultrouter to new addresses (given to me by isp). I then changed the nameserver addresses in /etc/resolv.conf

machinename# /etc/rc.d/netif restart

machinename# ping www.google.com

ping: cannot resolve www.google.com: Host name lookup failure.

I have two network cards rl0 and xl0 and after entering

machinename# /etc/rc.d/netif restart

only lo0 and xl0 show up. rl0 is missing.

I have tried two different network topologies

  1. modem --> freeBSD server --> router (topology at previous location)
  2. modem --> router --> freeBSD server (with port forwarding enabled on router)
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  • Can you post the output of ifconfig? It could be a hardware problem. (network card unseated).
    – Roland Smith
    Commented Oct 14, 2013 at 20:37
  • @Hennes result of ping 8.8.8.8 is "ping: sendto: No route to host" (and you are correct it is rl0 and xl0. that changes things dramatically! )
    – shupru
    Commented Oct 14, 2013 at 20:49
  • No route to host. What are thew routing tables? Please add the output from netstat -rn to the post using the edit link.
    – Hennes
    Commented Oct 14, 2013 at 20:52
  • @RolandSmith I'll have to get a usb stick and copy the output because I don't have connectivity on the freeBSD machine. I'll do that soon. I think the cards are seated because when I change the IPs in rc.conf that change shows up in the output of ifconfig
    – shupru
    Commented Oct 14, 2013 at 20:55
  • @Hennes My mistake the the changes were made in resolv.conf I'll post soon with the output of ifconfig and netstat -rn
    – shupru
    Commented Oct 14, 2013 at 20:57

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Solved. My network topology has changed from

modem --> server --> router

to

modem --> router --> server

So I needed to assign a local static IP 192.168.1.3 rather than my external IP.

@Darius provided me with an answer unable to assign external static IP ( /etc/init.d/networking restart hangs )

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