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>           My question was how can one install more distribution from the
>    root directory when the first initial installation was only the
>    required \bin distribution. if now I want to install the games port or
>    distribution how can I install it. Firstly, I do not have this games
>    port downloaded into my FreeBSD partition yet. I need to do this. How
>    can I download the FreeBSD games port/distribution or the crypto
>    port/distrbution which is in my dos partition (hard disk) from being
>    logged in the root directory in FreeBSD. Can one explain this please.
>    Because I do not have this distributions in my FreeBSD partitions yet.
>    I need to copy them or download them from my harddisk in the dos
>    partition or from windows '95 that I am using.

How did you get the /bin distribution installed? via cdrom?
Does this FreeBSD box have an internet connection, and if so, is it 
dialup or high-speed?