Date: Mon, 3 Feb 1997 23:23:32 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: "J.D. Beary" <jdfb@netcom.com> Cc: questions freebsd <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: HELP ME PLEASE... Installation problems Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970203232239.13156P-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <2.2.32.19970201173300.00691fd8@netcom.com>
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On Sat, 1 Feb 1997, J.D. Beary wrote: > hello, > i am having a really frustrating time installing freebsd over > a ppp connection. Here is what happens. I select the packages i want > to install and i dial up my service provider. I have it dynamically > assign both the gateway and the ip address by putting both 0.0.0.0 in > both fields. (I tried putting just 0 in the ip field, as the > documentation states, but to no avail). I login in fine through the > ppp program and then the installation begins. it logs into the ftp > server fine and transfers about 300k of files and then hangs up. I > have tried many different configurations and also three different > modems (all on com1) at 2 different speeds (28.8, 14.4) > I am very curious as to what the problem was. Does the transfer appear to stop after that time, and perhaps wait for more than 5 minutes? If the xfer gets delayed then ppp may cut you off. Try executing 'set timeout 0' before 'term' and see if that helps. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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