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Date:      Sun, 4 Jan 1998 19:17:14 -0500
From:      Norman C Rice <nrice@emu.sourcee.com>
To:        sweettr2@interaccess.net
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   IP address and disk format help needed (Was HELP!!!!!!)
Message-ID:  <19980104191714.00329@emu.sourcee.com>
In-Reply-To: <34B00472.224A@interaccess.net>; from Andrew and Tonya on Sun, Jan 04, 1998 at 04:51:46PM -0500
References:  <34B00472.224A@interaccess.net>

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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.



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