Date: Wed, 18 Dec 1996 13:48:18 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Mark Cleary <mcleary@slip.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: installer can't find ftp ... Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.961218134743.421K-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <v01510100aedb90b45b2c@[204.162.164.243]>
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On Tue, 17 Dec 1996, Mark Cleary wrote: > Greetings folx, > > I'm trying to ftp FreeBSD (2.1.6 REALEASE) onto an extra hard drive (wdc1 > and 2) on my Linux box. I get through the configuration no problem and can > even fire up the ftp/PPP connection with my ISP. > > Then the install floppy loads files onto the driva and goes to find the ftp > site. That's where it hangs. I've done it in the middle of the night and > tried all 7 (8?) of the WC servers. Traffic wasn't the problem. Has anyone > else had similar problems? Does the modem appear to be talking to the other side OK? Do 'show ipcp' and make sure you have an IP address. On the TCP/IP config menu, make sure you input the proper nameserver ip address. 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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