On Thu, 2004-11-04 at 10:06, Dave Howorth wrote:
Paul Ryan wrote:
How can I determing the IP address of a server, when I use ping and then the ftp:// address I get the response unknown host.
I'm just trying to get the IP for a ftp install. When I use the browser or Gftp I conect with no problem but I can't determin the IP for a ftp install.
If you can connect using ftp but not using ping, it may be the server is behind a firewall that disallows ICMP connections like ping. Or possibly you are behind such a firewall; can you ping other sites?
I don't understand why you need an IP address for 'a ftp install', whatever that is exactly. Why not use the name?
But in any case, you can get the IP address using a DNS lookup service. Try http://www.dnsstuff.com/ at the top right.
Cheers, Dave
Try: System->YaST->Change Source of Installation->Add->FTP <dialogue box opens> Protocol: FTP Server Name: ** this field will accept only an IP address ** <snip> You need an IP address to install SuSE via ftp under YaST. regards, - Carl