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Date:      Thu, 19 Sep 1996 23:15:37 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        matt quelch <mattq@techies.co.uk>
Cc:        "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Installation over FTP
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.94.960919231428.718R-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <c=GB%a=_%p=Techies%l=EXCHANGE-960918161220Z-245@exchange.pipex.net>

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On Wed, 18 Sep 1996, matt quelch wrote:

> Trying to install over ftp.
> I am running pcnfs on a small dos partition.
> I can ping the outside world.
> 
> Where is a good site to connect to for installation and what port no
> should i use ?
> Any example URL lines much appreciated.

If you can't find a local mirror in the UK (which should be on the mirrors
list in install) you can use ftp.freebsd.org.

You don't need NFS for ftp installs; just boot the floppy, use media type
FTP, and point it in the right direction.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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