Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 14:35:04 +1200 From: Mark Ibell <marki@ix.net.nz> To: Paul <eb30750@iquest.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD installation via FTP Message-ID: <35872B58.3D495F66@ix.net.nz> References: <33A5976D.E5AADEC8@iquest.net>
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Paul wrote: > > Got stuck installing FreeBSD at the point where I click "okay" to > install after successfully logging onto my ISP. The error message is > "cannot resolve hostname" as in the ftp server I have selected. > > In my experience with PPP, there's not much to configure. I am > inputting my domain (iquest.net), my name server IP (198.70.36.70). I > am entering 0.0.0.0 for the IP PPP0 and 255.255.255.0 for the subnet > mask. > > The host name is being filled out at .iquest.net The host name asked for is one for your machine and is, (unless you have a static ip address and registered domain name) as far as I know totally useless and is just an inconsequential name for your system. Having said that, I wouldn't have expected the installation to fail because of it. Just in case, try entering something before the '.iquest.net' so you actually have a host name and not just a domain name. > > I go into term and dial out, make connection and get ppp ON>Packet Mode > and then switch back for the install only to get the error. You actually need to get PPP ON>Packet Mode (PPP being in uppercase). Maybe you are not being authenticated properly. If authenticating with Pap/Chap don't forget to set authname/authkey before dialing. Hope this helps some, Mark To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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