From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Apr 29 15:37:24 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id PAA15293 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 29 Apr 1997 15:37:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: from egate2.citicorp.com (egate2.citicorp.com [192.193.196.194]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id PAA15284 for ; Tue, 29 Apr 1997 15:37:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: by egate2.citicorp.com id AA00248 (InterLock SMTP Gateway 3.0 for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG); Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:37:05 -0400 Message-Id: <199704292237.AA00248@egate2.citicorp.com> Received: by egate2.citicorp.com (Protected-side Proxy Mail Agent-1); Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:37:05 -0400 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.0544.0 From: "Daniel Patrick" To: Subject: Installing BSD over PPP Problems Date: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 17:36:25 -0500 X-Priority: 3 X-Msmail-Priority: Normal Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_01BC54C3.DCE5B9D0" X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE Engine V4.71.0544.0 Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01BC54C3.DCE5B9D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am trying to install FreeBSD over a PPP connection. I have a Micron = 150 32meg 1.6gig ide. Using the novice install I am choosing all the = defaults for disk. I let it create the file systems and the swap = partition. I am using a hayes 288 external modem to connect. I type=20 term atdt*70,2168000 show route (to make sure that I can see my DNS server) I get connected and get my ip and then toggle to the other tty port. I = hit enter and the install begins. It creates the file systems and = starts to download the software. Everything looks great, then at about = 200000k I loose connection to my ISP. This is consistant. I tried it = six times. I don't know what I am doing wrong. I have searched the = knowledge base and have come up empty Please help me! Daniel Patrick daniel.patrick@citicorp.com ------=_NextPart_000_01BC54C3.DCE5B9D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I am trying to install FreeBSD over a PPP = connection.=20 I have a Micron 150 32meg 1.6gig ide. Using the novice install I am = choosing=20 all the defaults for disk. I let it create the file systems and the = swap=20 partition. I am using a hayes 288 external modem to connect. I type =

term

atdt*70,2168000

show route (to make sure that I can see = my DNS=20 server)

I get connected and get my ip and then = toggle to the=20 other tty port. I hit enter and the install begins. It creates the = file=20 systems and starts to download the = software. =20 Everything looks great, then at about 200000k I loose connection to my = ISP. =20 This is consistant. I tried it six times. I don't know what I am doing = wrong. =20 I have searched the knowledge base and have come up empty

Please help me!

Daniel Patrick

daniel.patrick@citicorp.com

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