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From: Michael Lucas <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org>
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Subject: Re: 3.3-r install problems
In-Reply-To: <38246C46.792713F3@home.com> from Kishan Barrett at "Nov 6, 1999  9:58:31 am"
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Are you using hostnames, or IP addresses, for your DNS server?  You
need to be using IP addresses.

I don't have an install machine here any more, so I'm doing this from
memory.  Bear with me if it's not exactly accurate.  ;)

Can you alt-f4 to get a prompt?  If so, see if you can ping your ISPs
nameserver.  Let us know the results.

Regards,
Michael

> > The problem here is that the machine is doing exactly what it says,
> > and failing.  It cannot lookup the host.
> >
> > Your DNS isn't working.  Check the settings, or try different servers.
> 
> i already tried that.  i tried using my isp's nameserver, i tried using an
> offsite nameserver, and i tried different hosts (ftp.freebsd.org,
> ftp2.freebsd.org, etc.)
> 
> any ideas?
> 
> >
> >
> > ==ml
> >
> > > hi, i am trying to install FreeBSD 3.3-RELEASE via ftp on my intel
> > > 486/33.  the problem i'm having is that right after i put in all the
> > > network info it stops at 'looking up ftp.freebsd.org'.  at 1st i thought
> > > this was a network interface card problem since i am using an ISA NE2000
> > > clone, however when i repeated it i saw (on the hub) that the machine
> > > was trasmitting something.  any ideas?
> > >
> > > thanks in advance
> > >
> > >
> > >
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