Re: CVS commit: src/distrib/notes/common

2010-05-09 Thread Izumi Tsutsui
> If DNS won't go, any IP addresses you need that you failed to write > down before you started the install are a show-stopper; IMO, most ordinary users recommend DHCP nowadays and they won't continue installation if they are asked manual network settings like default route and netmask etc. before

Re: CVS commit: src/distrib/notes/common

2010-05-09 Thread Joerg Sonnenberger
On Sun, May 09, 2010 at 07:26:53AM +, David Holland wrote: > If DNS won't go, any IP addresses you need that you failed to write > down before you started the install are a show-stopper; you need to > abort the install, boot something else, and look them up, and > hopefully the old OS still boo

Re: CVS commit: src/distrib/notes/common

2010-05-09 Thread David Holland
On Fri, May 07, 2010 at 03:59:21PM +0200, Joerg Sonnenberger wrote: > > > Update IP addresses (both IPv4 and IPv6) of current ftp.NetBSD.org. > > > > > > XXX: is it still worth to note those numbers in INSTALL docs nowadays? > > > > It's not uncommon for DNS to not be working in the installe