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Date:      Sat, 9 Mar 2002 23:53:30 -0800 (PST)
From:      Annelise Anderson <andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu>
To:        Libby Charles-CCL044 <Charles.S.Libby@motorola.com>
Cc:        freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Download Difficulties
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.10203092344300.13815-100000@andrsn.stanford.edu>
In-Reply-To: <AD31C7ED267AD411B55500D0B781E33D05F66D85@il33exm02.wes.mot.com>

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On Fri, 8 Mar 2002, Libby Charles-CCL044 wrote:

> 
> I need to download 4.5 release.  I have really liked the way 
the 4.4 installed and I want to get the newer release.  Unfortunately, 
I have a dialup.  At work I have higher bandwidth, but have a problem 
with the proxy server not letting me get through to the FTP Server.  
I can, though, get a download via HTTP.  Any suggestions how to obtain 
the file through the HTTP proxy?  Thanks,
> 
You can also update your system with cvsup.  You can get all
the instructions from the handbook or one of the other books
available on FreeBSD.  Installing the full source from the 4.4
CD will make the cvsup time much shorter, but cvsup always just
gets updates to the files you already have, so if it's interrupted
you can run it again and eventually you'll get everything. (After
you get the sources you rebuild the system with buildworld etc.)

I've cvsupped sources over a 14.4 modem and had it work (after
a few restarts) just fine.  You might especially want to try it
even if you want to reinstall, since you have this opportunity
to practice. 

	Annelise

-- 
Annelise Anderson
Author of: 		 FreeBSD: An Open-Source Operating System for Your PC
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