From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Jan 16 17:11:03 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id RAA13475 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 16 Jan 1998 17:11:03 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from idfw.com (idfw.com [192.41.47.154]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA13461 for ; Fri, 16 Jan 1998 17:10:37 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from frankg@idfw.com) Received: from dal12-17.ppp.iadfw.net (dal12-17.ppp.iadfw.net [206.66.4.115]) by idfw.com (8.8.5) id SAA18334; Fri, 16 Jan 1998 18:10:28 -0700 (MST) Received: by dal12-17.ppp.iadfw.net with Microsoft Mail id <01BD22B2.9C7861A0@dal12-17.ppp.iadfw.net>; Fri, 16 Jan 1998 19:11:56 -0600 Message-ID: <01BD22B2.9C7861A0@dal12-17.ppp.iadfw.net> From: Frank Griffith To: "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" Subject: FreeBSD 2.2.5 on a 486 ISA System Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 19:11:43 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk I am trying to install a port over the Internet and keep hosing-up during the process. I am still at a very fundamental level with the FreeBSD OS, and would really like to be able to get this thing connected. I did the install from FTP over the Internet so the darn thing should be close. Let me list each step I'm taking and if you can just point out what I need to do different, I think I can make this happen! Remember, don't assume I'm doing anything else in between these steps. This is exactly and only what I am doing. 1. I start my FreeBSD system and login as root. 2. At the # prompt I typed ftp ftp.cdrom.com. I get this line echoed on the display - ftp: ftp.cdrom.com: Unknown host 3. I assume that I must make a ppp connection first so I type quit at the ftp> prompt and press 4. Back at the # prompt I type ppp. 5. I type term. 6. I type atdtxxxxxx-xxxx (x = the phone number to my ISP) 7. I get a connection and login to my ISP. 8. I see this line: PPP session from (206.66.11.193) to 206.66.11ppp ON > Packet Mode 9. I then get this prompt PPP ON >. I've experimented around from here, but can't put 2 and 2 together. ! gets me back to the # prompt where I've tried the ftp part again, but I keep getting the Unknow host message. So how do I make both things happen at once, if that's what's required? Thanks again for your replies. I certainly am glad you're trying to help.