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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.sgi.com!news.tamu.edu!butch.kemper From: butch.kemper@tamu.edu (Butch Kemper) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: problems with 2.1.5 installation Date: Tue, 03 Sep 1996 15:01:49 -0500 Organization: Texas A&M University Lines: 22 Message-ID: <butch.kemper-0309961501490001@news.tamu.edu> References: <322C5EAD.41C67EA6@eunet.cz> NNTP-Posting-Host: butch.tamu.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Newsreader: Yet Another NewsWatcher 2.2.0 In article <322C5EAD.41C67EA6@eunet.cz>, Martin Machacek <martin@eunet.cz> wrote: > I'm trying to install using FTP from sunsite.mff.cuni.cz (the nearest > FTP server to me). After I select media for installation, the interface > to use (ep0), setup all parameters for ifconfig the installator > successfully finds the FTP server in DNS. unfortunately that's also the > last thing that it is able to do over the net. Messges on VTY2 confirm > that interface initialization was successful, default route was > configured succesfully but if I try to COMMIT the installation I get > stuck with message "Trying to login to FTP server.." and after timeout I > receive message saying that it is unable to connect to the FTP server. I had a problem like this that was cured when I setup the reverse ip lookup tables in the DNS. Butch -- Butch Kemper Free sound advice available Networks 'R Us "95% sound and 5% advice" Texas A&M University Refunds cheerfully provided