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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: FTP Installing ... fails
Date: 23 Jun 1997 16:26:48 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <5ols30$hl9$1@mars.darmstadt.gmd.de>,
hmayer@venus.darmstadt.gmd.de (Hans J. Mayer) writes:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm trying to install freeBSD on a pc and it fails with:
> Cannot resolve hostname 'ftp.de.freebsd.org'! Are you shure ...
>
> I know my settings are correct (the Sun I'm typing this msg uses the same net-
> work, netmask, gateway, resolver) and I know my hardware is working because
> it works with W'95 :-(
>
> Is there a way to enter the IP number instead of a fqdn (ftp.de.freebsd.org)?
Yep, just type it in in place of the name. You'll have to use the
"specify your own host" option on the "which server" screen.
> TIA
> Hans
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Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
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