Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 12:35:46 -0500 (EST) From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@rush.net> To: Ekow Oppon <ekow@tango.sanbi.ac.za> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: getting freebsd via ftpHi ! Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990511123133.24802Z-100000@cygnus.rush.net> In-Reply-To: <3737FBEC.E3B2B721@tango.sanbi.ac.za>
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On Tue, 11 May 1999, Ekow Oppon wrote: > Hi > > I am a newbie trying to get into freebsd. I have downloaded the the > floppies kern.flp and msroot.flp. I have been able to boot with these > floppies. However, where it gets to the ftp installation (I do not have > a CD rom), I do not know what to put in the following boxes > > Gateway: > IP Address > Host : > server > Domain: > Netmask > Extra options to iconfig : > > > *Do I have to get an IP address on my box before I can install via ftp ? uh.... yes. you need to ask your system administrator for this information. or you can use the information from the computer you are installing over (assuming it used to be a win95 or NT box) you can right-click on "Network Neighborhood", choose "properties" then find all this info under "TCP/IP" settings. > Which of these do I need ... > ppp or slip ? if you have a network card, then niether, just use the network card to install. > I'm using a network system(i.e. we have a wired network ...which I have > connected my computer.) > > Please come to my aid....anybody > Thank you ! I will appreciate a direct reply. > PS: I have ascess to a unix box which is also part of the network. Is > there a way I can get the installattion on the PC via the SGI irix box ? yes, you cancopy the installation stuff to a diectory on the IRIX box and NFS export it, or you can enable anonymous ftp on the irix box and install from that. good luck, -Alfred To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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