Hello, thanks for the help. However I see no were to put in the IP address for the ftp server. Its already there in the list of all the ftp servers to d/l the files from. Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Moran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "SWIT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "freebsd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 12:15 PM Subject: Re: unable to install from floppies
> SWIT wrote: > > Hello, > > I am tyring to install from the floppies. > > I get to the point were I choose the ftp server to d/l from. > > then it says can't resolve the ftp.freebsd.org or any of the servers. > > I tried a static ip and a dhcp ip and neither would work but other computers > > on my network will find ftp.freebsd.org (all windows units). > > > > I am behind a sonicwall and then a linksys router and have no trouble going > > to any site on the net so not sure why I can't get a resolve. > > I tried several different namservers and none made a difference. > > Not sure what's wrong, but a workaround would be to find out the IP address > of the FTP server you want to use, and use that instead: > > bash-2.05b$ host ftp.freebsd.org > ftp.freebsd.org has address 62.243.72.50 > ftp.freebsd.org has address 204.152.184.73 > > -- > Bill Moran > Potential Technologies > http://www.potentialtech.com > _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
