Re: ping 64.233.207.8?

["Jonathan A. Kollasch" <jakllsch%kollasch.net@localhost>]

On Mon, Oct 03, 2011 at 08:09:18AM -0500, Neal Hogan wrote:
> I apologize if this has been asked before (I can't see if it was), but
> I have a 5.1 iso from the main US mirror and am trying to do an FTP
> install. When it attempts to configure my ethernet it tries to ping
> 64.233.207.8 and gets 100% packet loss. As far as I can tell that
> address points to nothing (I've tried ping'ing it from another
> (working) setup and it fails as well).

Judging from the PTR, that's your ISP's DNS resolver.
Please tell your ISP that they are crazy.

        Jonathan Kollasch