From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Jan 22 21:56:41 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id VAA01601 for questions-outgoing; Thu, 22 Jan 1998 21:56:41 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mailgw01.execpc.com (sendmail@mailgw01.execpc.com [169.207.16.9]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id VAA01596 for ; Thu, 22 Jan 1998 21:56:38 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from rvh@execpc.com) Received: from rickverh (hiper-17.mdm.mke.execpc.com [169.207.84.17]) by mailgw01.execpc.com (8.8.6) id XAA14563 for ; Thu, 22 Jan 1998 23:56:33 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <199801230556.XAA14563@mailgw01.execpc.com> From: "ExecPC Internet Mail" To: Subject: Fw: Installation suggestions Date: Thu, 22 Jan 1998 23:52:05 -0800 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1162 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk ---------- > From: ExecPC Internet Mail > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Installation suggestions > Date: Thursday, January 22, 1998 11:50 PM > > I've had FreeBSD for a year now and have not been able to successfully > establish connections to the "outside" world. I've been attempted to set > up ppp to my ISP. I am a student and would like to eventually connect > through the university I am attending. In my latest attempt I did get ppp > to connect and log on. > I still could not run my browser, ftp, or other internet communication > packages. > After rebooting I also could no longer my X server, which I had done > successfully in the past. Soon after I encountered many problems and have > to re-install. I have FreeBSD v2.2.5. > I am not sure about some of the installation options. I've read "The > Complete FreeBSD" book by Greg Lehey numerous times, but there are some > setup options I am not confident in. > My purpose for FreeBSD is to install it on my PC at home and be able to > connect to school and my ISP so I can do the majority of my programming > work at home and then transfer the files and re-compile on my school's UNIX > system. > I don't have problems with the hardware setup during installation. My > uncertainties arise when choosing network options. In "The Complete > FreeBSD" book the author steps through Network services (chapter 4). I am > not sure which options would be best (or even mandatory) for my purposes. > Do you have any suggestions? > My main area of confusion comes from setting up network interfaces. I > intend on using my serial port (cuaa0) for the connection but after I make > this choice I am asked to setup the internet parameters. My internet > provider's info is: > IP addres: dynamically allocated > Netmask: 255.255.0.0 > Primary DNS: 169.207.1.3 > Secondary DNS: 204.29.202.6 > POP Mail Server: mail.execpc.com > SMTP Mail Server: mailgate.execpc.com > NNTP News Server: news.execpc.com > Home Page: http:\\www.execpc.com > Telnet Host: earth.execpc.com > BBS: bbs.execpc.com > Public FTP Host: ftp.execpc.com > User FTF Host: earth.execpc.com > email: {my username}@execpc.com > PPP login: P{username} > shell login: {username} > > My ISP website states that "Gateway addresses are used by some older > dial-up products and should not be used as DNS Server addresses." > My confusion comes in when, during installation I am asked for; > Host Name, Domain Name, Gateway, Name server, and "Configuration > information for Interface ed1, IP Address and Netmask, and Extra options to > ifconfig. > Do I pick any name for Host name?, do I use execpc.com for domain name, and > what do I enter for Gateway and nameserver? (I would guess my Primary DNS > provided). > > Any suggestions to get my installation going? > I understand that there are a lot of things to configure after > installation, but it might make those steps a little easier if I know my > installation was done properly. > > Thanks for your time and help, > rv