Sebastian, Maybe if the default you choose has no dots in it (like the "timm" example given), choose another default until you find one that has dots?
Allowing users to modify it is the right way to go, but if a "better suggestion" can be found automatically, that'll help lots of folks. -glenn > -----Original Message----- > From: devl-admin at freenetproject.org > [mailto:devl-admin at freenetproject.org]On Behalf Of Sebastian Spaeth > Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 5:22 PM > To: devl at freenetproject.org > Subject: Re: [freenet-devl] Windows installer not catching weird > hostnames > > > Timm Murray wrote: > > I installed a Freenet node on a Win2k server I'm setting up for > a class. This machine is > > part of a private domain, but it has a public, static IP > number. The Win installer did this > > automatically: > > > > # The I.P. address of this node as seen by the public internet. > > # This is needed in order for the node to determine its own > > # NodeReference. > > ipAddress=timmm > > > > I don't really have a possibility to find out the right value, but the > value is displayed during setup and can thus easily be modified. > > Right now we pick whatever name and domain you entered in the Windows > nwtwork configuration, others would like to enter their dynamic DNS > address, others have two networking cards, others use DSL modems vie > PPPOE which gives you two IP addresses in the same network. I simply > don't know what value the right is. _______________________________________________ Devl mailing list Devl at freenetproject.org http://lists.freenetproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devl
