Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 11:19:14 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: "Khanh N." <ubs01271@email.sjsu.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Installation via PLIP problem(s) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9904121118320.3957-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.95.990410034927.19511A-100000@zeus>
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On Sat, 10 Apr 1999, Khanh N. wrote: > i'm having a problem trying to have lp0 configured so that i could install > 3.1R onto my laptop from my 3.1R desktop via PLIP. i searched the lists > but could not find any reported problems similar to mine. > > Here are the steps i did: on the desktop, as instructed in the > installation readme file> ifconfig lp0 10.0.0.1 10.0.0.2, > then created an anonymous ftp account, then mounted the cdrom. On the > laptop, at the Media selection in sysinstall, i chose FTP | URL | > ftp://10.0.0.1 then configured lp0 with hostname, gateway, ip 10.0.0.2. > Once i hit OK, it tells me that lp0 could not be configured (sorry, forgot > to write down the exact message). > > In the debug screen it gives me "DEBUG: ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCAIFADDR): > destination address required". PLIP is a point-to-point interface; you have to specify both ends of the link. > i even tried with bringing up a "fix-it shell" and did "ifconfig lp0 > 10.0.0.2 10.0.0.1", with and without "route add default 10.0.0.1" on > different tries, but no luck. This should work. What kind of cable are you using? Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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