Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 13:01:20 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Doug Poland <dpoland@execpc.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FTP Install over LAN problem Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9905121300110.23756-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <000001be988b$e89ef440$7a01140a@egypt>
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On Fri, 7 May 1999, Doug Poland wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I'm trying to install 3.1-RELEASE across my home network. This is what
> I've
> done...
>
> Host:
> 1. 3.1-RELEASE CD-ROM is mounted on 1.1.1.1 on /cdrom
^^^^^^^
Umm.... you shouldn't use this. Use 10.x.x.x or 192.168.x.x.
> 2. used vipw to add ftp:*:99:99:FTP:/cdrom:/sbin/nologin to /etc/passwd
> 3. NIC is running on 1.1.1.1
> 4. linked /cdrom to /var/ftp/pub/FreeBSD/3.1-RELEASE
>
> Client:
> 1. booted off two floppies
> 2. choose FTP as media (URL ftp://1.1.1.1/pub/FreeBSD)
> 3. choose my 3COM 3C509 NIC as interface ( ep0 )
> 4. Network config as follows:
> Host: 1.1.1.1 Domain: 1.1.1
^^^^^^^ this is a real name, not an IP
> Gateway: NO Name Server:
^^ set this to the IP of the remote server
> IP Address: 1.1.1.2 Netmask: 255.255.0.0
>
> The error message I get is:
>
> Couldn't extract the following distributions. This may
> be because they were not available on the installation
> media you've choosen:
You must have a name server running as well.
Doug White
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