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Does your modem actually dial and connect to your provider or does it ignore anything 
you type?

I had problems doing this because (according to a typing error i think) the term 
program won't use serial port 2 and so when i had it on com2 it just ignored me until 
i swapped it over to com1.

BTW i couldn't connect to my provider properly (kept kicking me off after switching 
to PPP) and i ended up installing from floppies.

good luck
Andrew Perry
andrew@shoal.net.au

Daniel A. Borlean wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm having difficulty with installing FreeBSD over ftp.
> 
> After entering the network config with a network interface of ppp0, I
> try to use the term command to dial my service provider in order to
> connect to the ftp server.  But, nothing happens when I try to use the d
> (for dialing) modem command.  I'm don't think this is the right
> procedure.  Finally, when I press continue to connect and begin the
> installation process, I get a "cannot relove hostname 'ftp.freebsd.org'"
> error, which is due to failing to connect.
> 
> I set the telephone variable with my ISP's dial up telephone number and
> tried the term command with ~p and ~.  I chose the "FTP Passive"
> installation media and the "Primary Site" FreeBSD distribution site.
> This is my following Network Configuration:
> Host: cruzio.com        Domain: com
> Gateway:                Name Server: 165.227.10.1
> IP Address:             Netmask: 255.255.255.0
> 
> If you could tell me the exact steps I'd have to take from the
> installation menu on dialing or connecting to my ISP so I can install
> FreeBSD on my computer, I'd be very greatful.  I did read the entire
> QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE FOR FREEBSD 2.1.6 and also looked for online
> pointers, but did not find any useful details.  I've created the
> appropriate partitions, but am hampered by this limitaion.
> 
> Thanks for your help,
> Daniel
> 
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