Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 22:13:23 -0500 From: "Doug Poland" <dpoland@execpc.com> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: FTP Install over LAN problem Message-ID: <000501be9db7$bf1fa250$7a01140a@egypt> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9905121300110.23756-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
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> > On Wednesday, 12 May 1999, Doug White wrote: > > > Greetings, > > > > I'm trying to install 3.1-RELEASE across my home network. > This is what > > I've > > done... > > > > Host: > > 1. 3.1-RELEASE CD-ROM is mounted on 1.1.1.1 on /cdrom > ^^^^^^^ > Umm.... you shouldn't use this. Use 10.x.x.x or 192.168.x.x. > Actually, I was using a real IP of 10.x.x.x ( I thought the 1.1.1.1 would suffice for illustration) > > 2. used vipw to add > ftp:*:99:99:FTP:/cdrom:/sbin/nologin to > /etc/passwd > > > 3. NIC is running on 1.1.1.1 > > 4. linked /cdrom to /var/ftp/pub/FreeBSD/3.1-RELEASE > > > > Client: > > 1. booted off two floppies > > 2. choose FTP as media (URL ftp://1.1.1.1/pub/FreeBSD) > > 3. choose my 3COM 3C509 NIC as interface ( ep0 ) > > 4. Network config as follows: > > Host: 1.1.1.1 Domain: 1.1.1 > ^^^^^^^ this is a real name, not an IP > > Gateway: NO Name Server: > ^^ set this to the IP of the remote server > > IP Address: 1.1.1.2 Netmask: 255.255.0.0 > > > > The error message I get is: > > > > Couldn't extract the following distributions. This may > > be because they were not available on the installation > > media you've choosen: > > You must have a name server running as well. > Oops, okay, this is what I put in ... Host: Phoenicia.dougnet.com Domain: dougnet.com Gateway: 10.x.x.x Name Server: IP Address: 10.x.x.x(+1) Netmask: 255.255.255.0 In the FTP URL, I put in ftp://10.x.x.x and the first message I get is Cannot CD to 3.1-RELEASE... When I put in the path to the directories I made under /var/ftp/pub i.e., ftp://10.x.x.x/pub/FreeBSD/3.1-RELEASE, then I get the Couldn't extract the following distributions... message. I think my network connectivity is okay, but how the install client is attempting to navigate the FTP host or some expecation of a directory structure that I can't figure out. -- Doug Poland dpoland@execpc.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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