Date: Sun, 7 Jun 1998 10:23:45 -0400 From: "John H. Waaser" <waas@mindspring.com> To: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: installing Free BSD over the Internet Message-ID: <01bd921f$e1348940$0a0d56d1@mainoffice>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] 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. I called my ISP, MINDSPRING, who said that this was a non-supported operating system, and they could not help me. The screen comes up and asks for the following: HOST: DOMAIN GATEWAY NAME SERVER Configuration for interface lp0 IP Address Net Mask Extra options: 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. I have no clue on Gateway Name Server I presume is Mindspring's DNS server, 207.69.188.185 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. Then it asks for IP address and Net Mask. I have no clue what to put here. Then there is a line for extra options. I have no clue what to put here. Can you tell me how to fill out these areas, so that I can get this thing downloaded, and try it out? 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. 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. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. John H. Waaser [-- Attachment #2 --] <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1 http-equiv=Content-Type><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <META content='"MSHTML 4.71.1712.3"' name=GENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>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.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I called my ISP, MINDSPRING, who said that this was a non-supported operating system, and they could not help me.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>The screen comes up and asks for the following:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>HOST: DOMAIN</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>GATEWAY NAME SERVER</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Configuration for interface lp0</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>IP Address Net Mask</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Extra options:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I assumed that the host should be ftp.freebsd.org, but my ISP said it should be <A href="http://www.mindspring.com">ftp.mindspring.com</A>.</FONT></DIV>; <DIV><FONT size=2>Domain appears to be filled in automatically from the information in Host.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I have no clue on Gateway</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Name Server I presume is Mindspring's DNS server, 207.69.188.185</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>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.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Then it asks for IP address and Net Mask. I have no clue what to put here.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Then there is a line for extra options. I have no clue what to put here.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Can you tell me how to fill out these areas, so that I can get this thing downloaded, and try it out?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>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.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>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.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Any help would be appreciated.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Thanks.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>John H. Waaser</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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