Date: Fri, 03 Jan 1997 17:20:37 +1000 From: Andrew Perry <andrew@shoal.net.au> To: Mark Bayles <mbayles@h130.aone.net.au> Cc: questions freebsd <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Cannot connect via FTP? Message-ID: <32CCB345.4A8F@shoal.net.au> References: <32CC6D88.7646@h130.aone.net.au>
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I had a similar kind of problem I think when trying to install 2.1.6 via ftp, i noticed on the menu that even though there were com1 and com2 options, both pointed to something like /dev/cuaa1, so i just swapped the modem around with the mouse and got stuck on a different problem. andrew perry Mark Bayles wrote: > > To who ever, > > I have been trying to install FreeBSD 2.2-BETA from scratch. I have > been hitting a brick wall when it comes to connecting to a BSD site > that allows downloading via FTP. I enter all relevant information in the > "TCP-IP" setup, then when I go to the ALT-F3 screen and type 'term', I > cannot talk to my modem! I know my modem is on COM2(/dev/sio1) but when > I type nothing comes back to the terminal screen. Same with the TXD & > RXD lights on the modem. It seems as if FreeBSD cannot open the port. On > boot it displays information about the sio0 & sio1 ports & knows that > they are 16550's. What am I doing wrong? > > For furtur information I have tried this on two different computers with > differnt modems and have the same result!? The only common factor is the > serial ports being both on the motherboard! > > Kind Regards, > > Mark the new "novice" in the block.
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