Date: Wed, 07 Jun 1995 13:48:07 -0700 From: Gary Palmer <gpalmer@westhill.cdrom.com> To: Charles Browning <browning@Browning.csranet.com> Cc: adrian@virginia.edu, FreeBSD Questions List <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Questions about ftp install Message-ID: <26937.802558087@westhill.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 07 Jun 1995 15:46:21 EDT." <Pine.LNX.3.91.950607154219.141C-100000@Browning.csranet.com>
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In message <Pine.LNX.3.91.950607154219.141C-100000@Browning.csranet.com>, Charl es Browning writes: >I am a linux user that would like to install freeBSD. I have the >boot/root disk for 2.0.5ALPHA and everything goes well until I go to >ALT-3 for network connection for ftp install. At this point, connection >to ISP is fine. Message is ppp-on and back to terminal 1 and >immediately, I get message (unable to resolve ftp.freebsd.org). It >doesn't even seem to try. I have checked and rechecked by network >information and know it is correct. Anyone have clues why I can't see >the DNS? This is likely the known problem with FTP over PPP which meant that the default route didn't get set - so unless the machine you are connecting to provides NS, you won't get name resolution, and even if you do, you won't get routed out onto the internet. A hacky solution is to go to the EHS on VTY4 and type `route add default <HISADDR>' where hisaddr is the address of the machine on the other end of the PPP line (or you can do `add 0 0 HISADDR' at the ppp prompt I believe) This should be fixed in the BETA floppies which are slowing my machine down as I speak! Gary
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