From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Jan 4 16:17:30 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id QAA09779 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 4 Jan 1998 16:17:30 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from emu.sourcee.com (emu.sourcee.com [199.201.159.173]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id QAA09743 for ; Sun, 4 Jan 1998 16:17:22 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from nrice@emu.sourcee.com) Received: (from nrice@localhost) by emu.sourcee.com (8.8.8/8.8.3) id TAA06040; Sun, 4 Jan 1998 19:17:15 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <19980104191714.00329@emu.sourcee.com> Date: Sun, 4 Jan 1998 19:17:14 -0500 From: Norman C Rice To: sweettr2@interaccess.net Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: IP address and disk format help needed (Was HELP!!!!!!) References: <34B00472.224A@interaccess.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.88 In-Reply-To: <34B00472.224A@interaccess.net>; from Andrew and Tonya on Sun, Jan 04, 1998 at 04:51:46PM -0500 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Sun, Jan 04, 1998 at 04:51:46PM -0500, Andrew and Tonya wrote: > My name is Andrew, and I am trying to install FreeBsd 2.2.2 stable on a > 486 33Mhz system. It has a network card and a scsi bus system. The > problem I am having is configuring Freebsd to access the ethernet card. > It does'nt appear to have a problem with locating the card installed > with the proper addr/io/irq settings. But I cannot proceed through the > CONFIG-NETWORKING-INTERFACES section of the /stand/sysinstall program. > It persistently tells me that my IP address is incorrect. What am i > doing wrong, or where can I simply add the IP of my choice in a config > file and just get it over with once and for all!!!! What IP address are you attempting to add? > > Also, I am trying to install a second scsi disk. I cannot find any info > in the handbook on how to format the disk with freebsd and then mount > it..... Try http://www.freebsd.org/tutorials/diskformat/diskformat.html > I'm obviously no UNIX guru. But I have had some sysadmin > experience on HPs. But that doesn't seem to help here. Anyway, thankyou > very much for your time. > > > Lost in FreeBSD, > > Andrew Reed -- Regards, Norman C. Rice, Jr.