Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 01:52:27 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: vector@bulli.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Installation Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970108014829.246J-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <199701070738.XAA03800@freefall.freebsd.org>
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On 7 Jan 1997 vector@bulli.com wrote: > I'm having problems installing FreeBSD via FTP. Maybe the problem is > with my PPP provider? But I can connect with PPP through OS/2 just > fine, so I tend to think that it's in the FreeBSD installation kernel. > > Anyways, the installation programme can't access the nameserver, and the > nameserver is working just fine. Also, my provider hangs up on my after > maybe 10 seconds, since there is no response from my system. > > The IP address of my ISP is 204.209.196.254, the nameserver is 77 and > the IP assigned to me is 197. I can also use 76 for my ISP's address, > since it's running MajorBBS, and they are linked to the same system (?). > > Host: vek.bulli.com > Doman: bulli.com > Gateway: 204.209.196.254 > NameServer: 204.209.196.77 > IPAddress: 204.209.196.197 > NetMask: 255.255.255.0 > > I have also tried the IPAddress as my ISP's address. Oh, and my > hostname isn't registered in the nameserver, I've pestered my ISP about > this but they never seem to get around to doing anything. The nameserver is the important one since everything else is superceded by ppp. Are you sure that's the right ip address? Since your ISP hangs up so fast, I'd point to an authentication problem more than an inactivity timeout. You might ask them if they do PAP or CHAP authentication. 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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