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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Installation via FTP troubles...
Date: 26 Jun 1997 13:27:19 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <5osla8$mi5@topeka.cjnetworks.com>,
nospam@here writes:
> In article <5oo6np$9df@huron.eel.ufl.edu>, afn45694@afn.org (James N. Grace)
> writes:
>
>>I am having some difficulty installing FreeBSD via FTP. I have a dialup
>>account with a local Internet Service Provider in the area. The FreeBSD
>>program asks for a "HOST" (the very first entry block, upper left hand
>>corner). What should go here? I have never had to use this for Windows
>>Winsock applications (only domain and DNS). For example:
>>
>>My ISP's info
>>DOMAIN=afn.org
>>NAMESERVER=128.227.163.5
>>GATEWAY= (won't know until connection because it's dynamic.)
>
> Not true. Your IP address may be (probably is) dynamic, but your
> ISP's DEFAULT GATEWAY has a fixed IP address, which they should
> be able to provide to you. I've not done an FTP install, but
> from what I've seen in other posts Re: this topic recently, the
> HOST that is being asked for is the FTP site to which you're
> trying to connect.
>
> I hope I'm right and I hope this helps,
>
> Troy Smith (tdsmith at cjnetworks dot com)
> I hate having to use spamfoil measures.
You don't need to know your ISPs default gateway, just specify it
as x.x.x.x/0 (say 10.10.11.11/0).
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.org>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !