Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 09:19:36 -0700 (MST) From: Softweyr LLC <softweyr@xmission.com> To: ORKOPOULOS@postoffice.worldnet.att.net (Peter Orkopoulos) Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Help! Message-ID: <199612301619.JAA29879@xmission.xmission.com> In-Reply-To: <19961230091357.AAA25092@LOCALNAME> from "Peter Orkopoulos" at Dec 30, 96 04:09:36 am
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> I have a pentium 100 with 8 megs of ram and I tried to
> insall FreeBSD from the FTP site, by using the installation
> boot disk (boot.flp, but when I was asked for an IP
> address, I called my ISP (ATT Worldnet) and they told me
> that I don't have ONE. I get a different IP every time I
> connect (or something like that)
FreeBSD can handle dynamic IP addresses like this. When you're ready
to install FreeBSD again, come back here or read the handbook and
questions mail list archives about dynamic IP addresses with PPP.
In the meantime, when the install asks you for your IP address,
tell it 10.0.0.1.
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
http://www.xmission.com/~softweyr softweyr@xmission.com
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