I'm trying to install thtough Web SuSe-9.2 (SuSe-9.2 and not 9.3!)

Boot image (about 65Mb) downloaded and burned on CD.

CD boots without problem.

I want to install on a laptop in a home LAN.

Manual installation:

1) When asked for IP-address I type 192.168.1.50: accepted 2) When asked for Broadcast address I type 255.255.255.224: accepted 3) When asked for gateway address I type 192.168.1.63: accepted 4) When asked for DNS server I type the DNS address of the server: accepted

5) Problem is here: when asked for IP address of the FTP server for installation if I type ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/9.2, it is rejected.

On Sun, 1 May 2005 18:59:00 +0200 Alain Barthélemy wrote: 2) What you have is a netmask, not what a broadcast address would be. 3) I don't like your gateway address with that netmask. Essentially, you have all binary 1s in the masked ip address. (eg. low order 5 bits). Normally, that would be the broadcast address for a netmask of 192.168.1.63. The usable IP addresses on that subnet would be .1 through .62. Also, make sure you have the correct drivers loaded. -- Jerry Feldman Boston Linux and Unix user group http://www.blu.org PGP key id:C5061EA9 PGP Key fingerprint:053C 73EC 3AC1 5C44 3E14 9245 FB00 3ED5 C506 1EA9

On Sun, 2005-05-01 at 18:59 +0200, Alain Barthélemy wrote:

I'm trying to install thtough Web SuSe-9.2 (SuSe-9.2 and not 9.3!)

Boot image (about 65Mb) downloaded and burned on CD.

CD boots without problem.

I want to install on a laptop in a home LAN.

Manual installation:

1) When asked for IP-address I type 192.168.1.50: accepted 2) When asked for Broadcast address I type 255.255.255.224: accepted 3) When asked for gateway address I type 192.168.1.63: accepted 4) When asked for DNS server I type the DNS address of the server: accepted

5) Problem is here: when asked for IP address of the FTP server for installation if I type ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/9.2, it is rejected.

As I don't have the numeric IP address of the FTP server what must I do?

Type in ftp.suse.com for the ip address it will then ask for the directory and then type in pub/suse/i386/9.2 It should continue after that to the next step. -- Ken Schneider UNIX since 1989, linux since 1994, SuSE since 1998 "The day Microsoft makes something that doesn't suck is probably the day they start making vacuum cleaners." -Ernst Jan Plugge

On Sunday 01 May 2005 18:59, Alain Barthélemy wrote:

I'm trying to install thtough Web SuSe-9.2 (SuSe-9.2 and not 9.3!)

Boot image (about 65Mb) downloaded and burned on CD.

CD boots without problem.

I want to install on a laptop in a home LAN.

Manual installation:

1) When asked for IP-address I type 192.168.1.50: accepted 2) When asked for Broadcast address I type 255.255.255.224: accepted 3) When asked for gateway address I type 192.168.1.63: accepted 4) When asked for DNS server I type the DNS address of the server: accepted

5) Problem is here: when asked for IP address of the FTP server for installation if I type ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/9.2, it is rejected.

As I don't have the numeric IP address of the FTP server what must I do?

-- Alain Barthélemy cassandre@bartydeux.be http://www.bartydeux.be Linux User #315631

If your dns on your internal is configured correctly: dig ftp.suse.com should resolve the ip -- Chadley Wilson Redhat Certified Technician Cert Number: 603004708291270 Pinnacle Micro Manufacturers of Proline Computers ==================================== Exercise freedom, Use LINUX =====================================