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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.cis.okstate.edu!newsfeed.ksu.ksu.edu!news.physics.uiowa.edu!newsrelay.iastate.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!newsfeed.internetmci.com!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!news.mathworks.com!news.kei.com!news.texas.net!news1.best.com!news.hooked.net!mclark From: mclark@hooked.net (Matt Clark) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Can't install via FTP... Date: Mon, 13 May 96 02:23:17 GMT Organization: Hooked Lines: 40 Message-ID: <4n66na$5ka@its.hooked.net> References: <3187B95A.498E@rpi.edu> <4mjpkf$fn4@usenet.srv.cis.pitt.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: chum-48.ppp.hooked.net X-Newsreader: News Xpress 2.0 Beta #0 In article <4mjpkf$fn4@usenet.srv.cis.pitt.edu>, jlfox+@pitt.edu (James L Fox) wrote: >In article <3187B95A.498E@rpi.edu>, Jeff <sackj@rpi.edu> wrote: >> I've been struggling through this installation for a few hours, >> overcoming one problem and then another. Now I'm stuck on what should be >> the easiest one of all. When FTPing to another machine to install >> the files, it says something like "Connecting to XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX..." >> Then "Logging in..." and nothing happens. It just says that I can't >> log in. I've tried anonymous. I've tried ftp. I've tried many >> different servers... I'm baffled. Please help.... > >ditto (almost) >You must be getting farther than me 'cause I never see "Connecting..." >I struggled for hours thinking I had DNS problems but when I chose >"Other" and specified the ftp://163......../path method the result was >the same - "Can't ftp to ..." I know the hardware is OK because I >can reboot to DOS and ftp to FreeBSD.org [to look around for ideas] >any time I wish. I'm running a Dell pentium with 2 1.2g disks. > >The boot.flp & rawrite.exe download went without a hitch followed >by an encouraging session with the bootup/configuration utilities. >It's a bummer to hit that dead silence of a failed ftp connection >after such an encouraging start. :-( > >Can we assume the boot software is recognizing the necessary >hardware [like my ethernet card] when it doesn't complain? > Hit ALT-F2 When The FreeBSD Install Screen appears. You should see a line saying it found a network device. If not, FreeBSD didn't find the network card. PS - To switch back to the main screen hit ALT-F1. --matt Clark #define QUESTION ((bb) || !(bb)) - Shakespeare. Finger mclark@hooked.net for email restrictions and fines.