Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2002 12:52:13 -0500 From: Sandro Mancuso <sandro.m@videotron.ca> To: 'Sandro Mancuso' <sandro.m@videotron.ca>, 'Drew Tomlinson' <drew@mykitchentable.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Installing Freebsd Message-ID: <000c01c1c6c9$fa3cf6b0$6400a8c0@windows>
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Uhm... I forgot to include the dns server for my isp. My bad. > -----Original Message----- > From: Sandro Mancuso [mailto:sandro.m@videotron.ca] > Sent: March 8, 2002 12:31 PM > To: 'Drew Tomlinson'; 'Sandro Mancuso'; 'freebsd- > questions@FreeBSD.ORG' > Subject: RE: Installing Freebsd >=20 > Indeed, that's what I tried doing last night... and it worked. I > have another related question however now. Is there some reason why > this machine will not install via FTP from behind another freebsd > box running as a gateway? I set the gateway IP to be the IP of the > box connected to my cable modem, 192.168.0.1 and gave it an IP of > 192.168.0.25 and nomatter which ftp format I use, this is what I > get: >=20 > "couldn't open FTP connection to ftp.freebsd.org: Undefined error: > 0" >=20 > FTP works splendidly from my windows box, which is behind the > gateway/firewall as well. Furthermore, I've changed the ruleset on > that box (running IPFilter) to "pass in quick all" and "pass out > quick all" effectively allowing everything. >=20 > Does it simply not like installing this way? Or is there something > I've overlooked? >=20 > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG [mailto:owner-freebsd- > > questions@FreeBSD.ORG] On Behalf Of Drew Tomlinson > > Sent: March 8, 2002 10:16 AM > > To: Sandro Mancuso; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > Subject: Re: Installing Freebsd > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Sandro Mancuso" <sandro.m@videotron.ca> > > To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > > Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 6:24 PM > > Subject: Installing Freebsd > > > > > > Hi, make build(everything you can think of) keeps giving me > errors, > > in > > fact I can't do much without getting an error, so I thought I'd > > reinstall FreeBSD just for kicks (why not?). I'm curious, before > I > > do > > that, whether or not there's a way of making diskettes, or if I > have > > to > > use the 4.4 diskettes I've got and then cvsup to 4.5 stable > > > > I don't know if you can make boot disks easily from 4.5. It must > be > > possible (somebody made them in the first place) but I don't know. > > You > > can always download the floppy images for 4.5 and create them that > > way. > > > > However, I think I've done this before. Just boot with your 4.4 > > diskettes and then choose an FTP install, changing your settings > to > > load > > 4.5. It's not too bad even with a 56K modem. It's real painless > > with a > > faster connection. But in any event, it's faster that installing > > 4.4, > > cvsup to 4.5, and then building everything. > > > > HTH a little, > > > > Drew > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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