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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.uwa.edu.au!DIALix!melbourne.DIALix.oz.au!seeware!usenet From: mark@doorway.seeware.DIALix.oz.au (Mark Hannon) Subject: Re: Yet another FTP-install question Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Sender: usenet@seeware.DIALix.oz.au (Charlie Root) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Nntp-Posting-Host: doorway.seeware.dialix.oz.au Organization: Private FreeBSD site Message-ID: <E6qtvs.Lsy.L.doorway@seeware.DIALix.oz.au> References: <5fnsh8$mh9@redstone.interpath.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Sat, 8 Mar 1997 21:19:03 GMT Lines: 34 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:36751 > FreeBSD 2.1 doesn't recognize the CD-ROM but 2.2 does, so I'm trying > to do an FTP install, but it immediately says that host ftp.freebsd.org > is not recognized. > Did you define a nameserver in the network interface menu? > I seem to be setting the right stuff, but then my other end for ppp > is slirp. I've never had ppp work right under the best of circumstances; > I normally use CSLIP, but the installation process won't work with cslip. I have used slirp/ppp before with some success. I seem to remember having to set something in your .slirprc to map out some characters in order to get ppp to work. I donīt remember the details - email me if you want me to dig through my files at work (where slirp used to run). > > - Have other people successfully used FTP installation for a virgin > installation, as opposed to an upgrade? Yes - only via ethernet though. > - Has anybody used "slirp ppp" doing this? > No /mark -- +-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-+ | Mark Hannon,| FreeBSD, Free Unix for your PC | mark@seeware.DIALix.oz.au| | Melbourne, | See http://www.freebsd.org | Unsolicited commercial | | Australia | | email not welcome! | +-=-=-=-=-=-=-+-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-+