Date: Tue, 09 Sep 1997 07:23:41 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org> To: "PrografX" <vorchak@redrose.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PPP troubles, over and over again. Message-ID: <199709090623.HAA08805@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 08 Sep 1997 18:46:35 EDT." <199709082246.PAA11438@hub.freebsd.org>
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> I'm having headache type problems with FTPing BSD off of ftp.freebsd.org or > any mirror. Basically, I think it might be me (WHAT AND NOT BE PERFECT?), > but I have had help with trying to get this resolved to no avail. > > I can get all the way to logging into my ISP, back to a "ppp ON mymach>" > type of prompt (mymach is not actually the host name I use, just i.e.) but I > have not been able to get "PPP ON mymach>" Could it have anything to do > with the configuration setup for Hostname, DNS, etc. ? Or is it something > else? Any ideas would be appreciated, I do plan to write a small "FreeBSD > setup for dummies" type of on-line book after I'm done, so that all will be > converted, but I think that actually setting the OS up first may be in > order! Take a look at http://www.awfulhak.org. It points at all the ppp docs I know of. Sounds like you're not typing "add 0 0 HISADDR" after getting your PPP ON prompt. > Alan Vorchak > PrografX > Email: vorchak@redrose.net > URL: http://208.7.252.209 --someday InterNIC will get it resolved! > Telephone: (888) 463-8482 > [local/International: +1 717 732 5068] > ***Mickey Mouse is dead, got kicked in the head, cause people got too > serious, planned out what they said {Subhumans}*** > > -- Brian <brian@awfulhak.org>, <brian@freebsd.org> <http://www.awfulhak.org>; Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....
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