From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Jan 23 08:42:08 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id IAA17414 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 23 Jan 1998 08:42:08 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from ns1.yes.no (ns1.yes.no [195.119.24.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id IAA17374 for ; Fri, 23 Jan 1998 08:41:53 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from eivind@bitbox.follo.net) Received: from bitbox.follo.net (bitbox.follo.net [194.198.43.36]) by ns1.yes.no (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id QAA02677; Fri, 23 Jan 1998 16:41:36 GMT Received: (from eivind@localhost) by bitbox.follo.net (8.8.6/8.8.6) id RAA15772; Fri, 23 Jan 1998 17:41:35 +0100 (MET) Message-ID: <19980123174130.13613@follo.net> Date: Fri, 23 Jan 1998 17:41:30 +0100 From: Eivind Eklund To: rv Cc: "'Eivind Eklund'" , questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Installation suggestions References: <01BD27E9.8896F660@adarlon-2.mdm.mke.execpc.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.88e In-Reply-To: <01BD27E9.8896F660@adarlon-2.mdm.mke.execpc.com>; from rv on Fri, Jan 23, 1998 at 10:26:26AM -0600 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk [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.