From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Aug 11 15:25:15 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id PAA04083 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 11 Aug 1997 15:25:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from python.shoal.net.au (perrya@python.shoal.net.au [203.26.44.5]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id PAA04073 for ; Mon, 11 Aug 1997 15:25:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (perrya@localhost) by python.shoal.net.au (8.8.6/8.8.5) with SMTP id IAA07615; Tue, 12 Aug 1997 08:24:51 +1000 (EST) Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 08:24:51 +1000 (EST) From: Andrew To: modulation cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Error in Installation In-Reply-To: <33EFA970.2098@geocities.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Sounds like ppp hasn't started. When you logged into your isp did ppp change to PPP? This indicates the link is up. Also you may need to check that the network information you entered was correct. Andrew Perry perrya@shoal.net.au On Mon, 11 Aug 1997, modulation wrote: > I am trying to install FreeBSD via ftp. I have downloaded the boot disk > image etc. I then rebooted and started to install. I tried passive ftp. > Call my ISP under the PPP program and connected. Then I switched back > over to virtual terminal 1 and hit enter. It set for a few secounds and > then returned with a unknown error. (Thats what it said.) If you can't > tell me what this error is could you at least give me some pretty good > ideas of what it might be? > Thanks, > modulation@geocities.com >