Gary Jennejohn wrote: > On Tue, 25 May 2010 14:18:47 +0200 > Gerd Truschinski <gerd_at_truschinski.de> wrote: > > >> I tried to install the latest >> FreeBSD-9.0-CURRENT-201005-amd64-bootonly.iso. >> FreeBSD is starting, sysinstall is running. >> I want to install from ftp.freebsd.org. Therefor I try to set the _Media >> Typ_ in the _Options Editor_. >> I select the only Network Interface, a nfe, no IP6 but DHCP. I get an IP >> address from my Router and then I get a >> "Cannot resolv hostname ftp.freebsd.org". >> >> This seems to happen with older snapshots also. >> >> What could I do. What information did you need? >> >> > > Looks like there's no name server, although the router should have passed > that info with the other DHCP data. > > Look whether there's an option to set a name server (I haven't done an > install for a long time so I can't remember). If there is you could use > 8.8.8.8, which is a Google name server which works quite well (and it's > easy to remember). > > No, I get the correct gateway and name server address from the router. But thank you for the 8.8.8.8 :-) /gT/Received on Tue May 25 2010 - 11:18:10 UTC
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