Date: Fri, 23 Jan 1998 17:41:30 +0100 From: Eivind Eklund <eivind@yes.no> To: rv <rvh@execpc.com> Cc: "'Eivind Eklund'" <eivind@yes.no>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Installation suggestions Message-ID: <19980123174130.13613@follo.net> In-Reply-To: <01BD27E9.8896F660@adarlon-2.mdm.mke.execpc.com>; from rv on Fri, Jan 23, 1998 at 10:26:26AM -0600 References: <01BD27E9.8896F660@adarlon-2.mdm.mke.execpc.com>
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[Please fix your quoting - it wass very hard to see what was your and what was my text] I've also re-included questions@freebsd.org in the Cc: list, as it is well if the answers are available from the archives. I hope you don't mind. On Fri, Jan 23, 1998 at 10:26:26AM -0600, rv wrote: > > 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. [Eivind] > Why are you doing this configuration for ed1? ed1 is your network > interface (Twisted Pair or Coax). You should be configuring for PPP, > not the network. > [rv] > These are the options I am giving during installation when I select > a ppp over cuaa0 connection. > Earlier in the installation, I am asked if I am going to use this as > a gateway. I am assuming - yes. Could this be giving me some > problems? Well, that's probably why you are asked for info on ed1. It's your local interface - a good IP address for it is 192.168.0.1 (an unregistered address that won't be routed through the net). [rv] > > Do I pick any name for Host name? [Eivind] > Unless you can get execpc.com or somebody else to donate you a 'real' > hostname, you can use any hostname, yes. I'd advise you to get a real > one, though - check out e.g. ml.org for free hostname service. [rv] > I went to www.ml.org. I can't seem to find info for a hostname > service. Is ml.org a ISP? and can I still use a hostname from > ml.org if I dial through my current ISP, execpc? Go to the Free Domain Project, it's linked from the second page. The exact URL you'll end up at is http://www.ml.org/ml/freed/ And yes, they provide domain name service for everybody, and they're not an ISP (well, it depends a little on your definition, but they provide services to "everybody" for free.) Eivind.
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