Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 20:18:02 -0500 From: Malartre <malartre@aei.ca> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: School server: boot.flp wont install, weird ftp problem. Message-ID: <36C8C74A.17260F93@aei.ca> References: <36C8BCE2.306161B5@aei.ca> <19990216110848.Q2207@lemis.com> <36C8BED0.F2F2672C@aei.ca> <19990216111604.S2207@lemis.com>
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Greg Lehey wrote: > > On Monday, 15 February 1999 at 19:41:52 -0500, Malartre wrote: > > Greg Lehey wrote: > >> > >> On Monday, 15 February 1999 at 19:33:38 -0500, Malartre wrote: > >>> Ok, I try to install FreeBSD on an old 486 IBM Aptiva with 24 meg of ram > >>> and a 3com 3c509b Ethernet card at school. Note that I disabled pnp on > >>> the Ethernet card. > >>> Ok, boot.flp (old from one month, 2.2.8-RELEASE) boot perfectly on the > >>> computer (with a visual config of the kernel). > >>> I now try to install 2.2.8-RELEASE through FTP (passive mode, through a > >>> firewall) and configure the ethernet. I was able to contact the host, > >>> but not to establish the connection... I tryed ftp.freebsd.org, > >>> ftp.ca.freebsd.org and some other mirrors. On another computer, I logged > >>> succesfully to ftp.freebsd.org with netscape. > >>> 1) Is it my school who block me (the firewall?) > >> > >> That's possible. > >> > >>> 2) Is it boot.flp who is to old? > >> > >> No. > > > > Why then, on the other computer, I can ftp with netscape? > > Is it different? > > Is the IP address different? Is Netscape using a proxy? > > What is the IP address? > > Greg Yes. And Netscape is using a proxy.. Anyway, I'll ask tomorow to the technician. Thank You Note that the box was able to dns resolve freebsd.org, just not to log. -- [Malartre][malartre@aei.ca][French piss me off - Cartman, South Park] [The FreeBSD User Guide][http://www.aei.ca/~malartre/freebsd/] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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