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lodore
July 9th, 2009, 20:09
Hello,
I am trying to install freebsd 7.2 using the bootonly media
I get an error after configring my network card.
I said no to IPV6
I said yes to DHCP
It filled in the boxes for me and got the information from my router. when I press ok i get the following error: hostname nor servname provided or not known

Host:Lodore.home
domain:home
IPV4 Gateway: 192.168.1.254
Name Server: 192.168.1.254
config for Re0 (realtek network card)
IPV4 address:192.168.1.65
netmask:255.255.255.0

what can i do to get past this error?

Thanks in advance
SirDice
July 10th, 2009, 10:37
Are you sure the name server is correct? Is there a name server running on your router?
lodore
July 10th, 2009, 11:24
Are you sure the name server is correct? Is there a name server running on your router?
my router does have DNS.
bigrob76
July 13th, 2009, 18:22
Most of that hardware is a little flaky, I would just bypass it and put in the DNS from your upstream provider. Give that a shot and I bet you'll be all set.
lodore
July 13th, 2009, 21:36
Most of that hardware is a little flaky, I would just bypass it and put in the DNS from your upstream provider. Give that a shot and I bet you'll be all set.

would opendns be ok?
lodore
July 13th, 2009, 21:51
Edit: I got the dns information from my router and it still wont work. same error message.
any other ideas?
lodore
July 13th, 2009, 21:57
Hopfully a mod can combine 5 6 and 7 since i cannot find an edit button.
in the past the current machine im trying to install freebsd on has has windows and some linux distros on it and i havent had any issues with networking with those.
I have the same issue using virtualbox on my newer machine, i get the same error and dont know how to stop it.
bigrob76
July 13th, 2009, 22:14
would opendns be ok?

Just use your ISP's DNS server address.
For example, if you have Comcast, use a Comcast DNS server address.
If you use AT&T, use an AT&T DNS server address.
They should have given you all that information when you signed up; if not, give them a call and get their DNS server address and put that in.
lodore
July 13th, 2009, 22:39
Just use your ISP's DNS server address.
For example, if you have Comcast, use a Comcast DNS server address.
If you use AT&T, use an AT&T DNS server address.
They should have given you all that information when you signed up; if not, give them a call and get their DNS server address and put that in.

Hello,
i found the bt dns servers in the router web interface.
i still got the same error message.
any other ideas?
bigrob76
July 13th, 2009, 23:59
Can you ping the DNS?
I've had a bit of an odd problem before where i couldn't connect, then I pinged the DNS (which responded), and then I was up and running.
lodore
July 19th, 2009, 14:15
What from? and how?