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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.hawaii.edu!ames!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!howland.reston.ans.net!nntp.crl.com!crl.crl.com!not-for-mail From: medrecjm@crl.com (John Mosser) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: trouble with ftp install Date: 31 May 1996 13:52:02 -0700 Organization: the brink Lines: 28 Message-ID: <4onm5i$kvc@crl.crl.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: crl.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Error message is: "Cannot resolve 'ftp.freebsd.org'! Are you sure the nameserver, gateway, and network interface are configured?" - I'm sure the info I'm entering is right, and I'm entering info in the menu correctly as well - using boot.flp diskette from floppy - going through firewall, tried active and passive ftp installs from menu - using a new-out-of-the-sealed-box 3com 3c509 ethernet card - verified network connection (including aui cable and transceiver) works on adjacent machine which is logged into ftp.freebsd.org - machine has 515M hard drive which I dedicated completely to freebsd - no other error codes during set-up - tried selecting "Other" in menu, in case there's a nameserver problem (as the faq suggests), and entered "ftp://165.113.58.253/pub/FreeBSD/2.1.0- RELEASE" - still can't find it (verified this ip address with nslookup on another workstation) I assume that I don't need to add a driver or any other software before trying to use the etherlink card since the docs say it's supported?? I think the failure is local software, but what? For the moment, I've tried everything I can think of - also read everything I could find. Is this where I should sob uncontrollably, or is there hope? -John-