Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 21:50:28 -0400 (EDT) From: Keith Leonard <keithl@gil.net> To: matt quelch <mattq@techies.co.uk> Cc: "'dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu'" <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>, "'questions@freebsd.org'" <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Ref: freebsd Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.93.960924214805.9874B-100000@wakko.gil.net> In-Reply-To: <c=GB%a=_%p=Techies%l=EXCHANGE-960923145201Z-13@exchange.pipex.net>
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Matt, All I can add is that except for putting out my eyebrows (when I got flamed for this one) I was not anymore sucessful than thou on the ftp install from novice. Finally bought a CD and installed from there (glad I did.) Wish I could help - maybe the gurus will hear two voice (anymore out there) and check it out. Keith On Mon, 23 Sep 1996, matt quelch wrote: > Thanks firstly for your reply. > > I am trying to reach ftp.freebsd.org > I can reach this ftp server from the same pc if booted under windows 95. > > any response from anyone else in the same situation will be greatly > appreciated...... > *********************************************************** > > Techies Internet > Matt Quelch > Internet Sales Executive > > mailto:mattq@techies.co.uk > > http://www.techies.co.uk > > *********************************************************** > > > > >---------- > >From: Doug White[SMTP:dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu] > >Sent: 21 September 1996 04:25 > >To: matt quelch > >Cc: 'questions@freebsd.org' > >Subject: Re: Ref: freebsd > > > >On Fri, 20 Sep 1996, matt quelch wrote: > > > >> I hope you dont mind me emailing you direct but i urgently need > >> assistance on installing freebsd over ftp. > >> I have a 500md fdisked drive. I boot from the 2.1.5 disk i have created, > >> select novice etc...then install method ftp. > >> I set my host name to br ns0 domain is techies.co.uk name server is a > >> remote dns server from uunet pipex. The gateway is my leased line router > >> 64k. > >> It gets as far as trying to log in as ftp user then sits there and does > >> nothing.? > > > >Hm. > > > >What ftp server are you trying? Can you reach it OK from another > >machine > >on the same local net? > > > >host name should be fully qualified, ie, ns0.techies.co.uk. > >DNS server should have an IP address not a name. (Sorry, you can't > >lookup > >the name server to find the IP address for the name server.) > > > >Doug White | University of Oregon > >Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking > >Assistant > >http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major > > > > >
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