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Date: Wed, 18 Dec 1996 13:48:18 -0800 (PST)
From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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To: Mark Cleary <mcleary@slip.net>
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Subject: Re: installer can't find ftp ...
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On Tue, 17 Dec 1996, Mark Cleary wrote:

> Greetings folx,
> 
> I'm trying to ftp FreeBSD (2.1.6 REALEASE) onto an extra hard drive (wdc1
> and 2) on my Linux box.  I get through the configuration no problem and can
> even fire up the ftp/PPP connection with my ISP.
> 
> Then the install floppy loads files onto the driva and goes to find the ftp
> site.  That's where it hangs.  I've done it in the middle of the night and
> tried all 7 (8?) of the WC servers. Traffic wasn't the problem.  Has anyone
> else had similar problems?

Does the modem appear to be talking to the other side OK?  Do 'show ipcp'
and make sure you have an IP address.

On the TCP/IP config menu, make sure you input the proper nameserver ip
address.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major