From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Jun 15 01:44:23 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id BAA09381 for questions-outgoing; Sat, 15 Jun 1996 01:44:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: from gdi.uoregon.edu (cisco-ts11-line13.uoregon.edu [128.223.150.128]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id BAA09376 for ; Sat, 15 Jun 1996 01:44:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gdi.uoregon.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id BAA00902; Sat, 15 Jun 1996 01:44:35 -0700 Message-Id: <199606150844.BAA00902@gdi.uoregon.edu> X-Authentication-Warning: gdi.uoregon.edu: Host localhost didn't use HELO protocol X-Mailer: exmh version 1.6.4 10/10/95 To: macgyver@infinet.com cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PPP over serial port coxist with NE2000? In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 13 Jun 1996 00:21:51 EDT." <31BF975F.6090@cylatech.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sat, 15 Jun 1996 01:44:35 -0700 From: Doug White Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk -------- > I have a question, I'm trying to install a BSD release 2.1 machine > at work. During the install, I configure the NE2000 for TCP/IP, > so far so good. Before I exit the sysinstall program, I then > choose to set up PPP for serial by using the following method: > I set the medium to ftp, and choose to grab DES using PPP > over COM2 which is connected to a modem. The PPP (tun0) connected > to my ISP fine, but it seems to not able to resolve the ftp.freebsd.org. > I did check the DNS entry, it's pointed to the correct site. If you don't need the Ethernet card, then disable it in boot -c. Sysinstall may be adding some routes because the ed0 is there and it may be messing up ppp. It does on my machine :-) Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major