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Date: Tue, 20 May 1997 12:15:43 -0700 (PDT)
From: Kevin Eliuk <cagey@kevin.sunshine.net>
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To: Greg Evans <gevans@bing.televar.com>
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Subject: Re: Help please...
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On Tue, 20 May 1997, Greg Evans wrote:

>Please send all replies to gevans@televar.com as I am not a subscriber to
>this list, just trying to help a friend out.
>
>Thanks.
>
>
>I am atempting to help a user of the ISP that I work for get his FreeBSD
>up and running.  He is at the point where he uses the boot floppy and then
>tries to use PPP to get the rest of the files for install (or install over
>the 'net?) However that works, I am doing all of this by telephone, so I
>am not sure of the specifics of freebsd.
>
>Anyway, we set everything up so that he can connect to us (The ISP) and
>then when freebsd tries to go to ftp.freebsd.org, it gives the message
>that it 'cannot resolve domain name for ftp.freebsd.org'.  

It sounds like he has something setup in the menu incorrectly.

"IF" you are running dynamic ppp I found to get the most success from
entering `0.0.0.0' in the set up of gateway and ip address.

When he goes to his ppp screen and does the dial-in through term,
enters his login name and passwd, it will go into packet mode. When
`ppp ON' changes to `PPP ON' he will know he is connected correctly.


>
>We have the domain name server set up correctly as well as all the
>information to get logged on to us.  As I said I cannot see the screen as
>I am doing this over the phone, but would appreciate any thoughs or
>suggestions that anyone could give me.
>
>
>
>
>

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