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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: newbie questions (stuff won't work)
Date: 9 Apr 1997 10:56:13 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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I've never done a ppp installation, but I think I can answer your
questions.
In article <334A22BB.3BB@compumedia.com>,
Doug Leary <dleary@compumedia.com> writes:
> Hi! You mention in a recent posting that you were able to install
> FreeBSD via ftp with no problems. I am amazed and in awe. You may have
> noted that several of us are having difficulty getting this thing to
> work. Would you be willing to help?
>
> The doc says you need to know, at a minimum, your ISP's IP address.
> Okay, I know that and the domain name. What I need to know is where to
> put these pieces of information in the six or eight fields presented by
> the ppp procedure. Various combinations of domain name, IP address, zero
> and blank have succeeded to varying points, but inevitably it fails to
> connect to the ftp site.
>
> Could you please look over my example below and tell me what looks
> wrong? If I can get this thing to work, I volunteer not only to post my
> results here but also to write it up nicely and submit it to FreeBSD for
> inclusion in install.doc!
>
> Assuming my ISP's domain is compumedia.com, their IP is 199.242.25.6,
> and I don't know my own machine's IP because it's dynamically assigned,
> my guesses for filling in the PPP screen are as follows:
>
> - Network configuration -
> Host: compumedia.com (also tried galadriel.compumedia.com,
> having seen that somewhere, since the
> example is 3-part foo.bar.com)
The host name should be "myname.mydomain" where mydomain is compumedia.com.
If you havn't been given a specific IP number, it means that they're going
to assign you a different one every time. You should get away with just
picking a name. So galadriel.compumedia.com is ok.
> Domain: compumedia.com
Ok.
> Gateway: <blank>
This needs to be the IP of the other side of the PPP connection. So
in your case it's 199.242.25.6. When your machine doesn't know where
to send something, it'll send it here.
> Name Server: 191.242.25.6
Sounds ok, except that it doesn't seem to be assigned (it's not
resolvable to a name from here). If they said that's what it is,
I'd believe them though.
>
> - Configuration for interface ppp0 -
> IP Address: <blank>
I suspect this should be a "guess". Try 10.0.0.1/0 in this field.
> Net Mask: 255.255.255.0 (the default)
>
> For the dialog box "What is the IP address of your service provider?"
> My guesses: 191.242.25.6 and ftp://191.242.25.6
This should be 199.242.25.6. I suspect this is asking who's on the
"other side" of the ppp link.
> I have also tried leaving it 0, but then the procedure seems to go off
> in limbo after I come back from logging into my service.
>
> I understand about entering 'term' and giving the modem an ATDT command
> to dial up, then I log into my service. It's not clear to me if this is
> what the doc means by establishing a "firm connection" or do I have to
> do something more before returning to the install procedure?
Yep, this should be correct.
> For the FTP source I have tried the ftp.freebsd.org selection; I also
> tried leaving the Name Server blank and choosing "Other URL", entering
> as specified in the doc:
> "ftp://192.216.191.11/pub/FreeBSD/2.1.7-RELEASE"
>
> Help from one who has succeeded is always best!
> Thanks,
> Doug Leary
> Seattle, WA
If this still doesn't work, try going into the options editor and
changing the release name from 2.1.7-RELEASE to none. This name
gets tagged onto the install URL (unless it's "none").
Good luck !
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !