Mike wrote:
Hello, I'm installing freebsd or any linux for the first time. I have an
idea of what I'm doing. Because I had trouble with my cdrom, I decided
to ftp, also ensuring that I get the latest release. I went through all the
setup with the floppies, up to the point where I have to configure
network settings. This is where the problem lies. I'm on the page
"2.7 Choosing Your Installation Media". The next page talks about post
installation. Theres not enough information for what I'm trying to do.
I'm on a home network, so I have access to info like the ip assinged to
me by my isp, the gateway ip, and the internal network ip, but I can't
seem to get the settings on my pc to work. It doesn't connect, although
the router sees that the pc is connected to it. The fields I see on the
screen are:
Host, Domain, IPv4 Gateway, Name Server, IPv4 Address, Netmask, Extra
options to ifconfig.
First off, are you sure you shouldn't be using DHCP? Most ISPs these
days use DHCP. If so, select "yes" when asked if you want DHCP. If
you have one of those $100 "broadband routers", it probably uses
DHCP as well. If not:
Host = your computer's name - you can probably just pick something
Domain = the domain of your network: this probably isn't important either
IPV4 Gateway = The IP of the "broadband router" you're using
Name Server = Your ISPs DNS server
IPv4 Address = The IP address you want this computer to have
Netmask = The netmask for this computer. You should have got this
information from the same place that you got your IP. If
you don't know, you might try 255.255.255.0 to see if it
works, although you should really make sure you have the
correct number.
Extra options to ifconfig = Don't put anything here
Could you tell me what values if any should I set these fields to?
Also, I'm in New York, NY., which server would be the best to choose?
Not sure. Use the ping command on each of the servers you're considering
and pick the one that consistently has the lowest time and highest ttl.
--
Bill Moran
Potential Technologies
http://www.potentialtech.com
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