From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Jun 7 07:10:38 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id HAA02485 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Sun, 7 Jun 1998 07:10:38 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from camel8.mindspring.com (camel8.mindspring.com [207.69.200.58]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id HAA02473 for ; Sun, 7 Jun 1998 07:10:32 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from waas@mindspring.com) Received: from mainoffice (user-38lc38a.dialup.mindspring.com [209.86.13.10]) by camel8.mindspring.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id KAA32181 for ; Sun, 7 Jun 1998 10:10:24 -0400 (EDT) From: "John H. Waaser" To: Subject: installing Free BSD over the Internet Date: Sun, 7 Jun 1998 10:23:45 -0400 Message-ID: <01bd921f$e1348940$0a0d56d1@mainoffice> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0010_01BD91FE.5A22E940" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.1712.3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.1712.3 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01BD91FE.5A22E940 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I attempted to install a copy of Free BSD on a new computer the other = night, and got as far as the NETWORK CONFIGURATION screen. =20 I called my ISP, MINDSPRING, who said that this was a non-supported = operating system, and they could not help me. =20 The screen comes up and asks for the following: =20 HOST: DOMAIN =20 GATEWAY NAME SERVER =20 Configuration for interface lp0 =20 IP Address Net Mask =20 Extra options: =20 I assumed that the host should be ftp.freebsd.org, but my ISP said it = should be ftp.mindspring.com. Domain appears to be filled in automatically from the information in = Host. =20 I have no clue on Gateway Name Server I presume is Mindspring's DNS server, 207.69.188.185 =20 No doubt it should be looking for a different interface, and I presume = that the modem installed in the machine is not compatible. It = automatically looks on COM1, so I reconfigured the modem for that, but = apparently it is a software controlled modem which does not wake up = until WIN 95 speaks to it. I guess I will put an external modem on COM1 = once I get the rest of this figured out. =20 Then it asks for IP address and Net Mask. I have no clue what to put = here. =20 Then there is a line for extra options. I have no clue what to put here. =20 Can you tell me how to fill out these areas, so that I can get this = thing downloaded, and try it out? =20 Up to this point, by the way, I did a NOVICE INSTALL, using Boot = Manager, which I probably don't need, but I figure it can't hurt, = either. =20 I partitioned the drive with 800 MB root--at first I tried 200 MB and it = would not accept that. Then I put in 500 MB Swap, an 800 MB /usr, and = another 341 MB to finish the drive off. I requested the X-Developer = installation from the FTP Server, and specified the Primary FTP server. =20 Any help would be appreciated. =20 Thanks. =20 John H. Waaser ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01BD91FE.5A22E940 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I attempted to install a copy of Free BSD on a new = computer=20 the other night, and got as far as the NETWORK CONFIGURATION=20 screen.

I called my ISP, MINDSPRING, who said that this was = a=20 non-supported operating system, and they could not help me.

The screen comes up and asks for the = following:

HOST: = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp;=20 DOMAIN

GATEWAY &nb= sp; &nbs= p; = ; = =20 NAME SERVER

Configuration for interface lp0

IP=20 Address = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; =20 Net Mask

Extra options:

I assumed that the host should be ftp.freebsd.org, = but my ISP=20 said it should be ftp.mindspring.com.

Domain appears to be filled in automatically from = the=20 information in Host.

I have no clue on Gateway

Name Server I presume is Mindspring's DNS server,=20 207.69.188.185

No doubt it should be looking for a different = interface, and I=20 presume that the modem installed in the machine is not compatible. It=20 automatically looks on COM1, so I reconfigured the modem for that, but=20 apparently it is a software controlled modem which does not wake up = until WIN 95=20 speaks to it. I guess I will put an external modem on COM1 once I get = the rest=20 of this figured out.

Then it asks for IP address and Net Mask. I have no = clue what=20 to put here.

Then there is a line for extra options. I have no = clue what to=20 put here.

Can you tell me how to fill out these areas, so that = I can get=20 this thing downloaded, and try it out?

Up to this point, by the way, I did a NOVICE = INSTALL, using=20 Boot Manager, which I probably don't need, but I figure it can't hurt,=20 either.

I partitioned the drive with 800 MB root--at first I = tried 200=20 MB and it would not accept that. Then I put in 500 MB Swap, an 800 MB = /usr, and=20 another 341 MB to finish the drive off. I requested the X-Developer = installation=20 from the FTP Server, and specified the Primary FTP server.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

John H. Waaser

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