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Date:      Wed, 25 Feb 1998 20:08:38 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Jonas Heath <jonash@eatel.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FTP Setup of FREEBSD
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980225200803.28338p-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <3.0.3.32.19980225033844.006b227c@eatel.net>

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On Wed, 25 Feb 1998, Jonas Heath wrote:

> I've been interested in Unix for some time now and decided to install
> FREEBSD at the suggestion of a few friends. 

Welcome aboard!

> I have figured out the majority of the installation for an FTP
> installation.  I cannot however get the hostname resolved after I
> connect via PPP in term.  I attribute this to an incorrect PPP setup on
> my part, but i can't seem to figure it out.  Is there an example of the
> PPP setup pages, or is there any clarification as to what the PPP setup
> screen asks for (hostname, domain, etc...)? Any help, comments, or
> suggestions are welcome. 

Try typing `add 0 0 HISADDR' when you get the PPP> prompt.

See http://www.freebsd.org/~brian/userppp.html for additional information.

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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