"Joseph S. Gardner" wrote:
> Ronald Brown wrote:
>
> > Hello Group,
> >
> > I'm a newbie, so forgive my ignorance. I'm trying to install Mandrake
> > 7.0.
> > Ok...I am in the installation process and when I get to the part that
> > ask
> > for the following information:
> >
> > Please enter the following information:
> >
> > 1. the name or IP number of your NFS server
> > (Since I am running adsl, I choose DHCP and enter the IP numbers from
> > the
> > ipconfig /all for my dsl server)
> >
> > 2. the directory on that server containing Linux Mandrake for your
> > architecture
> > (Here is my problem, that server does not contain the Mandrake files,
> > it is
> > on my local hard drive.)
> >
> > Have I done something wrong in the download process? When I downloaded
> > the
> > files, I setup a directory on my hard drive and all the files are
> > there. How
> > can I point question #2 to those files?
> >
> > I have also tried the static IP and the same questions are always
> > presented
> > to me for the directory server containing those files.
> >
> > I would appreciate any help here. I am dying to try Mandrake as an OS
> > system
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ron
>
> Ron,
>
> When asked for your IP address during install linux wants the address to
> be give to that machine not those of your ISP's. There are a set of IP
> addresses that can be assigned for a private network however I don't
> recall what they are off the top of my head. You should be able to
> search the 'net for them though.
>
192.168.0 though 254.1 through254
255.255.255.0
my box is 192.168.0.1
also open is
10.0 though 254.0 though 254.1 though 254
There are others but I think the first is enough...
If you are on a private network with a M$ win98se or W2k box with "Internet
Connection Sharing" turned on then you can't be on 192.168.0.1 but you have
252 other addresses in that range.
>
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> Joseph S. Gardner
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