From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Dec 8 15:25:13 1996 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) id PAA29570 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 8 Dec 1996 15:25:13 -0800 (PST) Received: from gdi.uoregon.edu (gdi.uoregon.edu [128.223.170.30]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id PAA29565 for ; Sun, 8 Dec 1996 15:25:11 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (dwhite@localhost) by gdi.uoregon.edu (8.8.3/8.6.12) with SMTP id PAA04046; Sun, 8 Dec 1996 15:25:09 -0800 (PST) Date: Sun, 8 Dec 1996 15:25:09 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White Reply-To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu To: Mark Cleary cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ftp install and dialing In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Sat, 7 Dec 1996, Mark Cleary wrote: > I'm tryingto ftp install FBSD 2.1.6. I got the boot disk going. I got > through the h'ware configuration and Novice install just fine. In fact, it > goes perfectly until I get to specifying the IP addresses and Gateways and > my machine's IP address. I am going to be dialing into my ISP and they > will dynamically assign me an address. I have my ISP's server address. > What should I put in the 'host' , 'domain' and 'gateway' fields on the Host > Configuration page. I'm not aware of any gateways. Does my ISP qualify as > a gateway? I think the connection will just go from freeBSD.org -> > slip.net -> the machine in front of me. With ppp, it doesn't really matter. Just put some legal values there. I don't think you should have even gotten that page, it doesn't make sense for PPP installations. > Do I need to enter ftp.freeBSD.org (or it's IP address) in any boxes? I > select it as the ftp site in the step before the host configuration page. No, not after that step. > And once I'm dropped into the PPP shell. I type 'term' and then I can't > pass my modem any AT commands. I can't even get back to the packet passing > menu. The modem is a USR sportster 14.4. It is connected at DOS com2/ > Linux /dev/cua1 and works fine under Linux. I tried going through the > other com port selection, but that didn't work either. I know the cable is > good. What might be the problem? Is there a document explaining that > PPP/term shell you use to dial up an ISP and connect? At the ppp> prompt, type set device /dev/cuaa1 Then type term and continue. Hope this helps. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major