Meteor: error: Can't install npm dependencies

Question

I want to install Rocket.Chat and Meteor on Freebsd 10.3 Does anyone know why when running NPM through Meteor, it is failing to download and install the modules:

   [rocketchat@web ~/meteor]$ ./meteor -v
   meteor: updating npm dependencies -- meteor-deque...
    Building package meteor                   |
    /usr/home/rocketchat/meteor/dev_bundle/lib/node_modules/ip-regex /index.js:3
    const word = '[a-fA-F\\d:]';
    ^^^^^
    babel-compiler: updating npm dependencies -- meteor-babel...
    ecmascript-runtime: updating npm dependencies -- meteor-ecmascript- runtime...
    promise: updating npm dependencies -- meteor-promise...
    npm-mongo: updating npm dependencies -- mongodb...
    logging: updating npm dependencies -- cli-color...
    xmlbuilder: updating npm dependencies -- xmlbuilder...
    Errors prevented isopacket build:

    While building package meteor:
    error: Can't install npm dependencies. Are you connected to the    internet?

    While building package babel-compiler: 
    error: Can't install npm dependencies. Are you connected to the   internet?

    While building package ecmascript-runtime:
    error: Can't install npm dependencies. Are you connected to the internet?
    error: File not found: .npm/package/node_modules/meteor-ecmascript- runtime/client.js

    While building package promise:
    error: Can't install npm dependencies. Are you connected to the internet?
    error: File not found: .npm/package/node_modules/meteor-promise /promise.bundle.js