From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 19 15:35:45 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1706516A408 for ; Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:35:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rottweilertje@rottnic.nl) Received: from rottnic.nl (rottnic.demon.nl [83.160.164.231]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BFCB813C49D for ; Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:35:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rottweilertje@rottnic.nl) Received: from localhost (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by rottnic.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5DC2D3F471; Mon, 19 Feb 2007 16:08:02 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at rottnic.nl Received: from rottnic.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (rottnic.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 21QhlEz9flxx; Mon, 19 Feb 2007 16:07:59 +0100 (CET) Received: from [10.0.1.8] (unknown [10.0.1.8]) by rottnic.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D1153F45C; Mon, 19 Feb 2007 16:07:59 +0100 (CET) In-Reply-To: <000201c7542c$b9aa04d0$0300a8c0@euro1> References: <000201c7542c$b9aa04d0$0300a8c0@euro1> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) X-Priority: 3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Guido Demmenie Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 16:08:04 +0100 To: Manfred Frey X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Asking for help on first installation X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:35:45 -0000 On Feb 19, 2007, at 2:48 PM, Manfred Frey wrote: > Hi FreeBSD folks, > > I'm a UNIX user for some time but now I'm trying to install my > first FreeBSD system > over the internet. I got along with the HW and pre-installation > issues easily, the disk space > is allocated, I know what to install. But I can't connect for > download. I'd like to ask for > your help. > > On this handbook page > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install- > media.html > > I arrive at figure Figure 2-27. Set Network Configuration for > ed0. See page > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install- > post.html > > I don't know what to put in "host", "domain", "IPv4 gateway" and > "domain server". > > My ISP is German Telekom. > I'm using a CompuShack gateway/4-port switch > Connecting to my 3-COMs RJ45 jack > > My computer is 192.168.0.4 > The local gateway is 192.168.0.1 > The subnet mask is 255.255.255.0 > The gateway's internet address changes as it is assigned when > connecting. > > Who's host name has to be used ? > I'm logging into Telekom as xxxxxxxxxxx@t-online.de . Is "t- > online.de" the required domain ? > The installation probes IP numbers like 217.237.151.142 for the > name server. Is that what's needed ? Probably trying to use DHCP to discover all these settings would be the easiest way, for the router/gateway will give you all the needed info. -- Guido http://www.rottnic.nl