On Sun 18 Mar 2012 at 03:13:39 +0800, Bret Busby wrote: > The IPW thing is the firmware required for the network adaptor. I think > it is IPW200 or something similar.
You should know, but I'll not press it. > > That is why I had to use the firmware instal, and the only way > availabl;e, is using the netinst ISO. > > The instal process defaulted to setting up DHCP, but that did not work, > as the LAN here uses static IP addresses this side of the > firewall/gateway computer. I think that the modem/router uses DHCP, and > it is thus DHCP from the modem/router to the firewall/gateway computer, > and the firewall/gateway computer and everything this side of it, uses > static IP addresses. So you fill in all the fields pertaining to setting up a static address and certify it is correct when asked. At this point go to a console with ALT-F2. Unfortunately, the installer doesn't have ping but it does have wget. So wget http://www.debian.org Do you see a line of stars on the screen? Does 'ls -l' show index.html? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120317195603.GO4889@desktop
