Date: Wed, 07 May 2003 17:39:53 +0000 From: "Hamza Ben Saleem" <insecuredummy@hotmail.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Help! Message-ID: <Law9-F64ktkzU5ZImwl00003a71@hotmail.com>
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Hello Sir,
II have tried to install over FTP as well but it doesnt work
either.I even setup a ftp server on my local machine so i could install via
ftp but it didnt work...My best bet would be to buy a freebsd cd that would
save a lot of work and pain.Anyway thanx for the immediate reply i really
appreciate it
>From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.no-ip.com>
>Reply-To: questions@freebsd.org
>To: "Hamza Ben Saleem" <insecuredummy@hotmail.com>
>CC: questions@freebsd.org
>Subject: Re: Help!
>Date: 07 May 2003 12:55:02 -0400
>
>"Hamza Ben Saleem" <insecuredummy@hotmail.com> writes:
>
> > well i am trying to install freebsd 4.8 over NFS and i have
> > read all the instructions even the handbook but it wont help.This is
> > my network setup PC1--eth0---cablemodem-eth1--hub;PC2--eth0--hub.PC2
> > is the client pc which means on which i am trying to install
> > freebsd.it asks me for some info like host,gateway,nameserver and ip
> > addres of this machine and freebsd take care of everything else.I have
> > tried many times but it doesnt work i get a eror like unable to
> > transfer the bin distribution from 62.179.205.246:/home/jahlin/4.8
> > -RELEASE.If i hold down the alt key together with f4
> > it says 62.179.205.246:/home/jahlin/4.8-RELEASE:NFSPROC_NULL:RPC:TIMED
> > OUT.what could be wrong?and one last question the server acts asa
> > router as well so i was wondering which ip address should i give pc1
> > eth1 or eth0 ?im proving my isp nameserver and gateway address
> > 192.168.0.1 please help me out thanx in advance
>
>It sounds like you're trying to do NFS over the Internet, which is not
>just very insecure but is quite difficult to get right. If you can
>get an NFS connection working from the other PC to the host you're
>trying to use, then you should be able to use that configuration for
>your install -- but I think that will be a major exercise.
>
>The simple thing is probably to try an FTP install instead.
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