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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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