Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1999 08:38:34 -0500 (EST) From: Michael Lucas <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org> To: kishan1@home.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 3.3-r install problems Message-ID: <199911081338.IAA44240@blackhelicopters.org> In-Reply-To: <38246C46.792713F3@home.com> from Kishan Barrett at "Nov 6, 1999 9:58:31 am"
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Are you using hostnames, or IP addresses, for your DNS server? You need to be using IP addresses. I don't have an install machine here any more, so I'm doing this from memory. Bear with me if it's not exactly accurate. ;) Can you alt-f4 to get a prompt? If so, see if you can ping your ISPs nameserver. Let us know the results. Regards, Michael > > The problem here is that the machine is doing exactly what it says, > > and failing. It cannot lookup the host. > > > > Your DNS isn't working. Check the settings, or try different servers. > > i already tried that. i tried using my isp's nameserver, i tried using an > offsite nameserver, and i tried different hosts (ftp.freebsd.org, > ftp2.freebsd.org, etc.) > > any ideas? > > > > > > > ==ml > > > > > hi, i am trying to install FreeBSD 3.3-RELEASE via ftp on my intel > > > 486/33. the problem i'm having is that right after i put in all the > > > network info it stops at 'looking up ftp.freebsd.org'. at 1st i thought > > > this was a network interface card problem since i am using an ISA NE2000 > > > clone, however when i repeated it i saw (on the hub) that the machine > > > was trasmitting something. any ideas? > > > > > > thanks in advance > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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