From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Aug 6 11:41:33 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id LAA26745 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Thu, 6 Aug 1998 11:41:33 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from resnet.uoregon.edu (resnet.uoregon.edu [128.223.144.32]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA26679 for ; Thu, 6 Aug 1998 11:40:58 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu) Received: from localhost (dwhite@localhost) by resnet.uoregon.edu (8.8.5/8.8.8) with SMTP id LAA07511; Thu, 6 Aug 1998 11:40:38 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu) Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 11:40:37 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White To: Stefan Finch cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Download Troubles !!! In-Reply-To: <000301bd3276$9ce190c0$8ab2e4d4@s.finch> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Thu, 5 Feb 1998, Stefan Finch wrote: > I'm trying to download v2.2.7, but can't seem to establish a ftp > connection. The floppy boots fine, run through the installation > options (details below), and am presented with an 'undefined error 0 - > can't open ftp.xxxxx' How are you connected to the network? Ethernet card? PPP dislup connection? > I have tried going through the primary URL, and also specified my local mirror - > /ftp.uk.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.2.7-RELEASE Try just ftp.uk.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ The installer will pick up the version id. > I just can't make the connection. > > My ISP is Demon Internet (UK), and these are the details.... > > my computer -static IP (host) = river2.demon.co.uk > = 212.228.178.138 > => domain = demon.co.uk > > Destination/Gateway = 158.152.1.222 (as supplied by Demon) > DNS (primary) = 158.152.1.43 Use this as the name server. > I'm not too sure what to use for DNS/Name Server, and have left these > and iponfig options blank. Is this correct ??? Yes, leave the ifconfig options blank, but not the DNS/Nameserver field. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message