Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 15:36:27 -0400 From: "SWIT" <mark@s-wit.net> To: "Bill Moran" <wmoran@potentialtech.com> Cc: freebsd <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: unable to install from floppies Message-ID: <001501c445b4$3e13c790$6665a8c0@Biggie> References: <002101c44595$a0917f30$6665a8c0@Biggie> <40B8B707.9040904@potentialtech.com>
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Hello, thanks for the help. However I see no were to put in the IP address for the ftp server. Its already there in the list of all the ftp servers to d/l the files from. Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Moran" <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: "SWIT" <mark@s-wit.net> Cc: "freebsd" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 12:15 PM Subject: Re: unable to install from floppies > SWIT wrote: > > Hello, > > I am tyring to install from the floppies. > > I get to the point were I choose the ftp server to d/l from. > > then it says can't resolve the ftp.freebsd.org or any of the servers. > > I tried a static ip and a dhcp ip and neither would work but other computers > > on my network will find ftp.freebsd.org (all windows units). > > > > I am behind a sonicwall and then a linksys router and have no trouble going > > to any site on the net so not sure why I can't get a resolve. > > I tried several different namservers and none made a difference. > > Not sure what's wrong, but a workaround would be to find out the IP address > of the FTP server you want to use, and use that instead: > > bash-2.05b$ host ftp.freebsd.org > ftp.freebsd.org has address 62.243.72.50 > ftp.freebsd.org has address 204.152.184.73 > > -- > Bill Moran > Potential Technologies > http://www.potentialtech.com >
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