From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Jan 9 3:36:55 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from smtpgate1.syd.iprimus.com.au (smtpgate1.syd.iprimus.com.au [203.134.64.91]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 709BB37B404 for ; Tue, 9 Jan 2001 03:36:32 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost ([203.134.155.184]) by smtpgate1.syd.iprimus.com.au with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.5.1877.537.53); Tue, 9 Jan 2001 21:47:16 +1100 Message-ID: <000a01bade83$d11c8820$0100007f@localhost> From: "Le" To: Cc: Subject: Installation via FTP Date: Tue, 9 Jan 1996 22:15:41 +1100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0007_01BADEE0.032C85C0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01BADEE0.032C85C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, I'm attempting to install FreeBSD via FTP. Everything seems to be = correct until when I needed to configure ppp0 as a result of choosing = the installation method (via FTP) . The screen reached has various = fields, which includes Host // for this i wrote "localhost" Domain // wrote "localdomain.com" IPv4 Gateway // left blank NameServer // inserted the primary DNS =20 IPv4 address // left blank I've spoken to my ISP and they informed me that IP addresses were = dynamically assigned.=20 After typing "dial" at the ppp prompt and waiting for about half a min I = get a disconnected message of some sort. When I try to continue the = installation process it says it cant perform the domain name translation = or to that effect and was unable to open the ftp site. Could you advise me where I went wrong??If you require further details = of what I have tried so far, please feel to email me. Many thanks Le ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01BADEE0.032C85C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi,

I'm attempting to install FreeBSD via = FTP.=20 Everything seems to be correct until when I needed to configure ppp0 as = a result=20 of choosing the installation method (via FTP) . The screen reached = has=20 various fields, which includes

Host = // for=20 this i wrote "localhost"

Domain // wrote=20 "localdomain.com"

IPv4 Gateway // left = blank

NameServer = // inserted the=20 primary DNS

IPv4 address // left=20 blank

I've spoken to my ISP and they informed = me that IP=20 addresses were dynamically assigned.

After typing "dial" at the ppp prompt = and waiting=20 for about half a min I get a disconnected message of some sort. When I = try to=20 continue the installation process it says it cant perform the domain = name=20 translation or to that effect and was unable to open the ftp = site.

Could you advise me where I went = wrong??If you=20 require further details of what I have tried so far, please = feel to=20 email me.

Many thanks

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