freebsd and ftp
Peter McGarvey
pmcgarvey at vianetworks.co.uk
Tue Aug 6 08:58:37 BST 2002
> I've installed freebsd 4.5. I can ftp into a user account fine. The
> problem arises when I go yo say install apache by connecting to an ftp
> site such as ftp.freebsd.org that problems arise. I get a 'no address
> associated with hostname'
Check /etc/resolv.conf has a valid nameserver specified.
> also, in /etc/rc.conf, I've got the ifconfig set as ifconfig_vr0
> instead of ifconfig_sis0. If I do the latter I can't ftp or ssh into
> the box. any ideas?
The "sis0" or "vr0" bit is the name of the interface.
ifconfig -a
Will list the loaded interface drivers. If ifconfig_sis0 does not work
then it could be because you do not have a SIS device, or because it's not
plugged into the correct network.
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TTFN, FNORD
Peter McGarvey
System Administrator
Network Operations, VIA Networks UK
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