Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 17:11:56 -0500 From: "Jim Rogers" <jimrogers@mindspring.com> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Installing via FTP with Mindspring? Message-ID: <000901bd4171$4b3953c0$3d2356d1@jim>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BD4147.4F4446C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi, I would appreciate help anybody can give me to install via FTP. I have read all the online documentation I can find without any luck. I'm installing to a plain-jane 486 (two serial, 500 meg hard drive, one floppy, SVGA, 56.6 external on com1). I boot with the floppy I made no problem. Then when I configure the devices to remove conflics (removing just about everything except serial ports, floppy, and hard drive) it locks up after quitting the full screen editor. This happened on two different computers I tried. If I skip the configuration utility, it will detect devices and get to the installation menu. I choose Novice and use the defaults for most everything. When the ppp configuration comes up, I type www.mindspring.com for the host, mindspring.com for the domain, leave gateway blank, type the correct ip of mindspring's dns (207.69.188.185), and click ok (netmask autosets to 255.255.255.0). I hit return the next two menus leaving modem speed at 115200 and IP 0. I then switch to the terminal, type term, connect to Mindspring and log in. It then says "Packet mode." I switch back to the other screen, hit return, and it immediately says "unable to resolve host name." Ok, so I figured I am having problems configuring my name server. If I start over and use the address given in the handbook (ftp://165.113.121.81/pub/FreeBSD/2.2.6-RELEASE) it will immediately say "could not open ... service not responding" after going through everything above. Another thing I should mention is that after connecting, my SEND/RECEIVE lights flash wildly, which doesn't normally happen after connecting to my ISP. Thanks, Jim ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BD4147.4F4446C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.72.3110.3"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Hi,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I would appreciate help anybody can = give me to=20 install via FTP. I have read all the online documentation I can find = without any=20 luck.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I'm installing to a plain-jane 486 = (two serial,=20 500 meg hard drive, one floppy, SVGA, 56.6 external on com1). I boot = with the=20 floppy I made no problem. Then when I configure the devices to remove = conflics=20 (removing just about everything except serial ports, floppy, and hard = drive) it=20 locks up after quitting the full screen editor. This happened on two = different=20 computers I tried.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>If I skip the configuration utility, = it will=20 detect devices and get to the installation menu. I choose Novice and use = the=20 defaults for most everything. When the ppp configuration comes up, I = type <A=20 href=3D"http://www.mindspring.com">www.mindspring.com</A>; for the host,=20 mindspring.com for the domain, leave gateway blank, type the correct ip = of=20 mindspring's dns (207.69.188.185), and click ok (netmask autosets to=20 255.255.255.0).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I hit return the next two menus = leaving modem=20 speed at 115200 and IP 0. I then switch to the terminal, type term, = connect to=20 Mindspring and log in. It then says "Packet mode." I switch = back to=20 the other screen, hit return, and it immediately says "unable to = resolve=20 host name." Ok, so I figured I am having problems configuring my = name=20 server. If I start over and use the address given in the handbook (<A=20 href=3D"ftp://165.113.121.81/pub/FreeBSD/2.2.6-RELEASE">ftp://165.113.121= .81/pub/FreeBSD/2.2.6-RELEASE</A>)=20 it will immediately say "could not open ... service not = responding"=20 after going through everything above.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Another thing I should mention is = that after=20 connecting, my SEND/RECEIVE lights flash wildly, which doesn't normally = happen=20 after connecting to my ISP.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Jim</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BD4147.4F4446C0-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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