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I have a FreeBSD machine running on a virtual machine. I am using SUN Virtual Box. I need to set static IP address to this machine. So that I can access this machine. Is there anyway to do this ?

happy_soil
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in /etc/rc.conf:

ifconfig_em0="inet 192.168.0.254 netmask 255.255.255.0"
defaultrouter="192.168.0.1"
192.168.0.254 -- the machine IP, 192.168.0.1 -- gateway
These settings in rc.conf are looked up in the boot process.
If you'd like to set ip manually, run:
ifconfig em0 inet 192.168.0.254 netmask 255.255.255.0
route delete default; route add default 192.168.0.1
rzab
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  • It can also be done without directly editing the file, via `sysrc ifconfig_em0=inet 192.168.0.254 netmask 255.255.255.0. `sysrc` is a built-in tool in FreeBSD specifically designed to add/remove entries from the `/etc/rc.conf` file. –  Jun 12 '17 at 18:43
  • I am using FreeBSD 11.2-RELEASE-p10 and when I run the command I am getting unknown variable error. – Chaminda Bandara Nov 17 '19 at 12:16
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Another way to do the same thing:

  • run "sysinstall" as root
  • "configure"
  • "networking"
  • "interfaces"
  • Now choose you interface and configure it.
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