Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 19:24:44 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Jim Rogers <jimrogers@mindspring.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Installing via FTP with Mindspring? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980526192413.13318G-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <000901bd4171$4b3953c0$3d2356d1@jim>
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On Tue, 24 Feb 1998, Jim Rogers wrote: > If I skip the configuration utility, it will detect devices and get to the > installation menu. I choose Novice and use the defaults for most > everything. When the ppp configuration comes up, I type www.mindspring.com > for the host, mindspring.com for the domain, leave gateway blank, type the > correct ip of mindspring's dns (207.69.188.185), and click ok (netmask > autosets to 255.255.255.0). > > I hit return the next two menus leaving modem speed at 115200 and IP 0. I > then switch to the terminal, type term, connect to Mindspring and log in. > It then says "Packet mode." I switch back to the other screen, hit return, > and it immediately says "unable to resolve host name." Try typing `add 0 0 HISADDR' after you get the PPP> prompt back after entering packet mode. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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