--- bin/foamSystemCheck.orig	Fri Mar 24 16:44:29 2006
+++ bin/foamSystemCheck	Thu Mar 30 23:09:31 2006
@@ -119,6 +119,21 @@
             RESULT="Ping_not_installed_in_usual_path"
         fi
         ;;
+    FreeBSD)
+        if [ -x '/sbin/ping' ] ; then
+            PINGTEST=`/sbin/ping -c 1 $1 2>&1`
+            if [ -n "`echo $PINGTEST | grep '1 packets received'`" ] ; then
+                RESULT="Successful"
+            elif [ -n "`echo $PINGTEST | grep 'unknown host'`" ] ; then
+                RESULT='Unknown host'
+            else
+                RESULT='Networking not set'
+            fi
+        else
+            RESULT="Ping_not_installed_in_usual_path"
+        fi
+        ;;
+
     *) 
         if [ -x '/bin/ping' ] ; then
             PINGTEST=`/bin/ping -w 3 -c 1 $1 2>&1`