From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Oct 27 15:45:06 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id PAA06525 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 27 Oct 1997 15:45:06 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from gdi.uoregon.edu (gdi.uoregon.edu [128.223.170.30]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id PAA06495 for ; Mon, 27 Oct 1997 15:44:58 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu) Received: from localhost (dwhite@localhost) by gdi.uoregon.edu (8.8.7/8.8.5) with SMTP id PAA13540; Mon, 27 Oct 1997 15:44:51 -0800 (PST) Date: Mon, 27 Oct 1997 15:44:51 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White Reply-To: Doug White To: Paul Gregg cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ftp install In-Reply-To: <3454BB6B.FF0A4C61@ww-interlink.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Mon, 27 Oct 1997, Paul Gregg wrote: > In need of helpon the the ftp installation of bsd. I am using the > boot.flp disk method with a dialup to local ISP, using the term program > included on the boot.flp disk. Could you elaborate on procedure for > dialup connection to local isp. I have not been able to get past that > point. Curious if you need to terminate term program before switching > back to installation window. Usually get unable to resolve > ftp.freebsd.org error. Take a look at the online help, there's lots of info there. To answer you question, after you drop to `term' just login normally and start your ppp session. When you get the `packet mode.' message, jump back to the other terminal then hit OK. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major