From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Feb 22 19: 0:21 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C31FF37B401 for ; Sat, 22 Feb 2003 19:00:15 -0800 (PST) Received: from out006.verizon.net (out006pub.verizon.net [206.46.170.106]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CA4FD43F85 for ; Sat, 22 Feb 2003 19:00:14 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from vaughan.moore@verizon.net) Received: from theson ([151.200.238.11]) by out006.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.20 201-253-122-126-120-20021101) with ESMTP id <20030223030013.XLCG1817.out006.verizon.net@theson>; Sat, 22 Feb 2003 21:00:13 -0600 From: "Vaughan Moore" To: "Willie Viljoen" Cc: Subject: RE: FTP installation through a NAT on a DSL connection Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 21:57:50 -0500 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <200302230015.26670.will@unfoldings.net> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out006.verizon.net from [151.200.238.11] at Sat, 22 Feb 2003 21:00:10 -0600 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Well, at least now I'm getting packets back and forth. DNS: query 10.10.1.210:1024 -> 199.45.32.43:53 for ftp2.freebsd.org DNS: query 151.200.238.11:45175 -> 199.45.32.43:53 for ftp2.freebsd.org DNS: query 10.10.1.210:1025 -> 199.45.32.43:53 for ftp2.freebsd.org DNS: query 151.200.238.11:45176 -> 199.45.32.43:53 for ftp2.freebsd.org TCP: packet 5400, length 74, 10.10.1.210:1024 -> 130.94.149.162:21, flags: SYN , seq:2842580946 ack:0 TCP: packet 5404, length 74, 151.200.238.11:45177 -> 130.94.149.162:21, flags: SYN , seq:2842580946 ack:0 TCP: packet 5405, length 74, 130.94.149.162:21 -> 151.200.238.11:45177, flags: SYN ACK , seq:1377839201 ack:2842580947 TCP: packet 5406, length 74, 130.94.149.162:21 -> 10.10.1.210:1024, flags: SYN ACK , seq:1377839201 ack:2842580947 TCP: packet 5407, length 66, 10.10.1.210:1024 -> 130.94.149.162:21, flags: ACK , seq:2842580947 ack:1377839202 TCP: packet 5408, length 76, 10.10.1.210:1024 -> 130.94.149.162:21, flags: ACK , seq:2842580947 ack:1377839202 TCP: packet 5409, length 66, 151.200.238.11:45177 -> 130.94.149.162:21, flags: ACK , seq:2842580947 ack:1377839202 TCP: packet 5410, length 76, 151.200.238.11:45177 -> 130.94.149.162:21, flags: ACK , seq:2842580947 ack:1377839202 TCP: packet 5411, length 123, 130.94.149.162:21 -> 151.200.238.11:45177, flags: ACK , seq:1377839202 ack:2842580947 TCP: packet 5412, length 123, 130.94.149.162:21 -> 10.10.1.210:1024, flags: ACK , seq:1377839202 ack:2842580947 TCP: packet 5413, length 124, 130.94.149.162:21 -> 151.200.238.11:45177, flags: ACK , seq:1377839259 ack:2842580957 TCP: packet 5414, length 124, 130.94.149.162:21 -> 10.10.1.210:1024, flags: ACK , seq:1377839259 ack:2842580957 TCP: packet 5415, length 66, 10.10.1.210:1024 -> 130.94.149.162:21, flags: ACK , seq:2842580957 ack:1377839317 TCP: packet 5416, length 99, 10.10.1.210:1024 -> 130.94.149.162:21, flags: ACK , seq:2842580957 ack:1377839317 TCP: packet 5417, length 66, 151.200.238.11:45177 -> 130.94.149.162:21, flags: ACK , seq:2842580957 ack:1377839317 TCP: packet 5418, length 99, 151.200.238.11:45177 -> 130.94.149.162:21, flags: ACK , seq:2842580957 ack:1377839317 TCP: packet 5419, length 114, 130.94.149.162:21 -> 151.200.238.11:45177, flags: ACK , seq:1377839317 ack:2842580990 TCP: packet 5420, length 114, 130.94.149.162:21 -> 10.10.1.210:1024, flags: ACK , seq:1377839317 ack:2842580990 TCP: packet 5421, length 74, 10.10.1.210:1024 -> 130.94.149.162:21, flags: ACK , seq:2842580990 ack:1377839365 TCP: packet 5422, length 74, 151.200.238.11:45177 -> 130.94.149.162:21, flags: ACK , seq:2842580990 ack:1377839365 TCP: packet 5423, length 86, 130.94.149.162:21 -> 151.200.238.11:45177, flags: ACK , seq:1377839365 ack:2842580998 TCP: packet 5424, length 86, 130.94.149.162:21 -> 10.10.1.210:1024, flags: ACK , seq:1377839365 ack:2842580998 But, I get this error message: Cannot parse information file for the bin distribution: I/O error. Please verify that your media is valid and try again. My ip gateway is 10.10.1.1 My name server is 199.45.32.43 My ip is 10.10.1.210 My netmask is 255.255.255.0 Again, thanks so much for the help. Vaughan -----Original Message----- From: Willie Viljoen [mailto:will@phoenix.home.laserfence.net]On Behalf Of Willie Viljoen Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 5:15 PM To: Vaughan Moore Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FTP installation through a NAT on a DSL connection You're one step closer. When doing network configuration, make sure you list a valid and real DNS server. Try setting it up to use the DNS at your ISP, or the winroute if it provides DNS. On Sunday 23 February 2003 0:08, Vaughan Moore wrote: > Thanks so much for the suggestion. When I use passive mode I get an > error message "Could not open ftp connection to ftp3.freebsd.org. > Service not available, closing control connection." When I hit OK > another error message comes up "unable to initialize selected media. > Would you like to adjust you media configuration and try again?" When I > do that, I go through the network configuration process again, but I get > an immediate error message "Cannot resolve host name ftp3.freebsd.org! > Are you sure that your name server, gateway and network interface are > correctly configured?" I'm using DHCP, and it is pulling the correct > IP's for these. > > Here's the log in my Winroute NAT. What do you think I'm doing wrong? > > Vaughan > > > Interface Table: > Interface Status Medium IP address NAT Index > NETGEAR FA310TX Fast Ethe... Up Ethernet 10.10.1.1 50331652 > NETGEAR FA311 Fast Ethern... Up Ethernet 10.10.1.0 67108869 > Dial in adapter Down RAS 0.0.0.0 0 > line1 Up RAS 151.200.238.11 on 16777218 dhcp > > TCP/IP stack's Routing Table: > Net Mask Gateway Interface Metric > 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 line1 1 > 10.10.1.0 255.255.255.0 NETGEAR FA310TX Fast Ethe... 2 > 10.10.1.0 255.255.255.0 NETGEAR FA311 Fast Ethern... 2 > 151.200.0.0 255.255.0.0 line1 1 > > DNS: query 10.10.1.210:1024 -> 10.10.1.1:53 for ftp3.freebsd.org > dns: query from 10.10.1.210:1024 id 41361 > dns: question: A, ftp3.freebsd.org > dns: reply: ftp3.freebsd.org has 198.82.184.28 > DNS: query 10.10.1.210:1025 -> 10.10.1.1:53 for ftp3.freebsd.org > dns: query from 10.10.1.210:1025 id 41362 > dns: question: A, ftp3.freebsd.org > dns: reply: ftp3.freebsd.org has 198.82.184.28 > TCP: packet 1278, length 74, 10.10.1.210:1024 -> 198.82.184.28:21, flags: > SYN , seq:4161382813 ack:0 > TCP: packet 1282, length 74, 151.200.238.11:45050 -> 198.82.184.28:21, > flags: SYN , seq:4161382813 ack:0 > > - > Snip - Repeats 8 times and drops down to a length of 60 after try > number 3 > > DNS: query 151.200.238.11:45051 -> 199.45.32.43:53 for > 9.136.168.217.in-addr.arpa > DNS: query 151.200.238.11:45052 -> 199.45.32.38:53 for > 9.136.168.217.in-addr.arpa > TCP: packet 1323, length 74, 198.82.184.28:21 -> 151.200.238.11:45050, > flags: SYN ACK , seq:77305705 ack:4161382814 > TCP: packet 1327, length 74, 198.82.184.28:21 -> 10.10.1.210:1024, flags: > SYN ACK , seq:77305705 ack:4161382814 > TCP: packet 1328, length 60, 10.10.1.210:1024 -> 198.82.184.28:21, flags: > RST , seq:4161382814 ack:0 > > This is where the install program quit and asked if I wanted to retry. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Willie Viljoen [mailto:will@phoenix.home.laserfence.net]On Behalf > Of Willie Viljoen > Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 11:26 AM > To: Vaughan Moore > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: FTP installation through a NAT on a DSL connection > > On Saturday 22 February 2003 16:55, Vaughan Moore wrote: > > I'm installing 4.7 at home. The Intel box is behind a NAT running on a > > Win98 box with ZoneAlarm running. The point of installing 4.7 is so > > that I can replace the 98 box as my gateway to my Verizon DSL > > connection. > > > > My installation fails when the program tries to access one of the ftp > > servers. When the time-out occurs I get an installation media error > > message. > > > > I know that my subnet on the NAT works because when I plug a 2000 > > machine into the gateway I can access the Internet. However, I had to > > lower the Max MTU settings in the registry to do it. I understand that > > PPPoE requires a lower MTU setting, but I'm not sure how to set MTU in > > the installation program. > > > > Can anyone help me with the problem? > > > > Vaughan Moore > > I'm almost sure MTU is not the problem in this case, the Windows machine > should be taking care of that. Try setting FTP into passive mode in the > installer's options screen, or turning off passive mode if that's the > default on your version. Windows 98 NATs are not famous for handling FTP > properly. > > -- > Willie Viljoen > Freelance IT Consultant > > 214 Paul Kruger Avenue, Universitas > Bloemfontein > 9321 > South Africa > > +27 51 522 15 60 > +27 51 522 44 36 (after hours) > +27 82 404 03 27 (mobile) > > will@unfoldings.net -- Willie Viljoen Freelance IT Consultant 214 Paul Kruger Avenue, Universitas Bloemfontein 9321 South Africa +27 51 522 15 60 +27 51 522 44 36 (after hours) +27 82 404 03 27 (mobile) will@unfoldings.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message