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From: rreiner@nexus.yorku.ca (Richard Reiner)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: problem with ftp install
Date: 21 Apr 96 06:16:12 GMT
Organization: York University, Ontario, Canada
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Message-ID: <rreiner.830067372@nexus.yorku.ca>
NNTP-Posting-Host: nexus.yorku.ca

I've installed dozens of FreeBSd and BSD/OS systems, but am stumped by a
problem I'm having installing FreeBSD 2.1.0:

Installing on a 486 with no CDROM or Ethernet connectivity.  Want to
install using ftp over a modem link.

Installation proceeds just fine through editing the fdisk table and
labeling.  Under "media" I select ftp installation.  Fill in hostname,
domain, name server, gateway.  (NB the hostname value is bogus, as my ISP
assigns IPs and therefore hostnames dynamically).

I select "extract", say "yes" to the questiona bout using PPP.  No
problem connecting on the Alt-F3 console.  Connection comes up fine, PPP
log shows the link is up.

Returning to the Alt-F1 console, I press ENTER.  If I'm using an ftp
server selected from the Media menu's list, I get a DNS failure.  If
using an URL with an IP number, e.g. ftp://165.113.58.253, I get a
timeout on the ftp connect attempt.

The debug log on the Alt-F2 console says:

 init routine for ftp called.  net device is 194600
 attempt to open connection for URL ftp://165.113.58.253/pub/FreeBSD/2.1.0-RELEASE
 host = 165.113.58.253
 dir = /pub/FreeBSD/2.1.0-RELEASE
 port = 21
 notify: looking up host 165.113.58.253 
 FtpOpen(ftp, 165.113.58.253, ftp, ftp)
 operation timed out




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