Date: Sun, 8 Dec 1996 15:25:09 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Mark Cleary <mcleary@slip.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ftp install and dialing Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.961208152311.4017C-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <v01510100aecf87bde1ab@[204.162.164.230]>
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On Sat, 7 Dec 1996, Mark Cleary wrote: > I'm tryingto ftp install FBSD 2.1.6. I got the boot disk going. I got > through the h'ware configuration and Novice install just fine. In fact, it > goes perfectly until I get to specifying the IP addresses and Gateways and > my machine's IP address. I am going to be dialing into my ISP and they > will dynamically assign me an address. I have my ISP's server address. > What should I put in the 'host' , 'domain' and 'gateway' fields on the Host > Configuration page. I'm not aware of any gateways. Does my ISP qualify as > a gateway? I think the connection will just go from freeBSD.org -> > slip.net -> the machine in front of me. With ppp, it doesn't really matter. Just put some legal values there. I don't think you should have even gotten that page, it doesn't make sense for PPP installations. > Do I need to enter ftp.freeBSD.org (or it's IP address) in any boxes? I > select it as the ftp site in the step before the host configuration page. No, not after that step. > And once I'm dropped into the PPP shell. I type 'term' and then I can't > pass my modem any AT commands. I can't even get back to the packet passing > menu. The modem is a USR sportster 14.4. It is connected at DOS com2/ > Linux /dev/cua1 and works fine under Linux. I tried going through the > other com port selection, but that didn't work either. I know the cable is > good. What might be the problem? Is there a document explaining that > PPP/term shell you use to dial up an ISP and connect? At the ppp> prompt, type set device /dev/cuaa1 Then type term and continue. Hope this helps. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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