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Date:      Thu, 20 Aug 1998 16:06:07 +0200 (CEST)
From:      Malte Lance <malte.lance@gmx.net>
To:        "Zawwar Abbas" <Zaina@ticnet.com>
Cc:        <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD - Installing from a floppy
Message-ID:  <13788.8884.752177.485192@neuron.webmore.de>
In-Reply-To: <000701bdcbdc$164b01e0$3ddaddd0@powerspec>
References:  <000701bdcbdc$164b01e0$3ddaddd0@powerspec>

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Zawwar Abbas writes:
 > Dear Sir,
 > I am new to unix, I downloaded freeBSD on a floppy disk, I booted my PC with a floppy disk and than I get confused, when it was trying to connect to the internet it needed some information that I am not sure, like Host Name, FTP, DOmain name etc, can I find the information on the page where it tries to connect to the internet?
 > 
 > Any help will be great for me as I am a beginner to both UNIX and
FreeBSD.

For installation you just need to know the IP-address of an
FTP-server mirroring FreeBSD.

hostname is/should be the name of your machine and it is
up to you to choose one. The domain is the name of the
IP-network your host belongs to. The domain is generally
registered with the InterNIC.

It would be good to read some introductory text about
IP-networking and Unix. Maybe Greg Lehey's FreeBSD-intro.

Malte.

 > 
 > Thanks
 > 
 > Zawwar Abbas
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 > <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>I am new to unix, I downloaded freeBSD on a 
 > floppy disk, I booted my PC with a floppy disk and than I get confused, when it 
 > was trying to connect to the internet it needed some information that I am not 
 > sure, like Host Name, FTP, DOmain name etc, can I find the information on the 
 > page where it tries to connect to the internet?</FONT></DIV>
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 > <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Any help will be great for me as I am a beginner 
 > to both UNIX and FreeBSD.</FONT></DIV>
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 > <DIV><FONT size=2>Thanks</FONT></DIV>
 > <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
 > <DIV><FONT size=2>Zawwar Abbas</FONT></DIV>
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