Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 15:57:54 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: SWIT <mark@s-wit.net> Cc: freebsd <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: unable to install from floppies Message-ID: <40B8EB42.4090005@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <001501c445b4$3e13c790$6665a8c0@Biggie> References: <002101c44595$a0917f30$6665a8c0@Biggie> <40B8B707.9040904@potentialtech.com> <001501c445b4$3e13c790$6665a8c0@Biggie>
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SWIT wrote: > Hello, > thanks for the help. However I see no were to put in the IP address for the > ftp server. Its already there in the list of all the ftp servers to d/l the > files from. On the screen where you select the FTP server, use the URL option and enter the IP address. > Mark > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Moran" <wmoran@potentialtech.com> > To: "SWIT" <mark@s-wit.net> > Cc: "freebsd" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> > Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 12:15 PM > Subject: Re: unable to install from floppies > > > >>SWIT wrote: >> >>>Hello, >>>I am tyring to install from the floppies. >>>I get to the point were I choose the ftp server to d/l from. >>>then it says can't resolve the ftp.freebsd.org or any of the servers. >>>I tried a static ip and a dhcp ip and neither would work but other > > computers > >>>on my network will find ftp.freebsd.org (all windows units). >>> >>>I am behind a sonicwall and then a linksys router and have no trouble > > going > >>>to any site on the net so not sure why I can't get a resolve. >>>I tried several different namservers and none made a difference. >> >>Not sure what's wrong, but a workaround would be to find out the IP > > address > >>of the FTP server you want to use, and use that instead: >> >>bash-2.05b$ 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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