Date: Sun, 18 May 97 10:47:14 -0500 From: "morty" <morty@mortykai.com> To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: followup: freebsd install Message-ID: <199704181047.1541434.7@mail.mortykai.com>
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> i am unable to install freebsd using ftp media. the error: couldnt open > ftp connection to ftp.freebsd.org: unknown error. > i have tried several mirror sites and dotted quad urls and get the same > message. > i have a routed network from my isp. the gateway machine has a ppp > connection to the internet. i have 3 other machines that access the > internet through the gateway machine. the target machine has a 3com > 3c509 int 10 io 300. i have double checked the target machine's ip > config. dns is working. i can access the ftp host and mirror hosts from > the gateway machine. i can ping the target machine from the gateway > machine. > there is no firewall. ok i have since downloaded the bin files to the gateway machine and was able to ftp install from the gateway. now that freebsd is running i am still unable to create any socket connection to an external host. i can connect to other internal hosts. i can ping ext hosts but thats it. dns is functioning properly. needless to say i still cant ftp install any freebsd packages. i am new to freebsd and this is my first install. what am i overlooking? -morty- heard any good ones lately? send them to mailto:jokes@mortykai.com
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