Date: Mon, 6 May 1996 11:04:00 -0400 (EDT) From: James L Fox <jlfox+@pitt.edu> To: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Installing with ftp Message-ID: <8lXVHUC8XfYe14tVFA@pitt.edu>
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My recent posting follows: Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Can't install via FTP... References: <3187B95A.498E@rpi.edu> Supersedes: <4mjpkf$fn4@usenet.srv.cis.pitt.edu> Organization: University of Pittsburgh In article <3187B95A.498E@rpi.edu>, Jeff <sackj@rpi.edu> wrote: > I've been struggling through this installation for a few hours, > overcoming one problem and then another. Now I'm stuck on what should be > the easiest one of all. When FTPing to another machine to install > the files, it says something like "Connecting to XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX..." > Then "Logging in..." and nothing happens. It just says that I can't > log in. I've tried anonymous. I've tried ftp. I've tried many > different servers... I'm baffled. Please help.... ditto (almost) You must be getting farther than me 'cause I never see "Connecting..." I struggled for hours thinking I had DNS problems but when I chose "Other" and specified the ftp://163......../path method the result was the same - "Can't ftp to ..." I know the hardware is OK because I can reboot to DOS and ftp to FreeBSD.org [to look around for ideas] any time I wish. I'm running a Dell pentium with 2 1.2g disks. The boot.flp & rawrite.exe download went without a hitch followed by an encouraging session with the bootup/configuration utilities. It's a bummer to hit that dead silence of a failed ftp connection after such an encouraging start. :-( Can we assume the boot software is recognizing the necessary hardware [like my ethernet card] when it doesn't complain? Thanks, --Jim Fox ---------------------------------------------------------- My SMC card IS being recognized at bootup from the floppy. I have a feeling I'm missing something so fundamental to this process that you don't even put it in the documentation! Any help would be appreciated.
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