From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Aug 21 11:20:39 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from adsl-216-102-203-44.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net (adsl-216-102-203-44.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net [216.102.203.44]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 48C0B14CF3 for ; Sat, 21 Aug 1999 11:20:35 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bri@sonicboom.org) Received: from localhost (bri@localhost) by adsl-216-102-203-44.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id LAA52794; Sat, 21 Aug 1999 11:19:22 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bri@sonicboom.org) Date: Sat, 21 Aug 1999 11:19:21 -0700 (PDT) From: Brian X-Sender: bri@adsl-216-102-203-44.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net To: "Bill A. K." Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: 3.2 wont install In-Reply-To: <002301beebfb$94a65540$01010101@bopper> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG I just recently did about a half dozen net installs, on boxes ranging from a 486-100 to a K^II-350. All of em stalled for a second or two at the point you stated, but then continued on. Bri On Sat, 21 Aug 1999, Bill A. K. wrote: > Hi, > I believe I have heard about a 1024K ftp problem though this mailing > list...and not just with installing FreeBSD. I would wait for an answer. > > Good luck > > Bill > billieakay@yahoo.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Graham Woodruff > To: ; > Sent: Thursday, August 19, 1999 3:29 PM > Subject: Re: 3.2 wont install > > > > > ...and it gets all the way to "extracting bin into / directory" and > > >just stops with "1024 bytes read from bin dist chunk > > >1 of 106 @ 1kb/sec" > > > > > > Thanks for backing me up on this one ! > > > > This is EXACTLY what I am finding installing 3.2 using a variety of > hardware > > via ftp viz... > > > > Set up hardware OK, connect to ftp server - works fine - then hangs at > 1024K > > transferred ! > > > > Funny enough, the smallest box I have - 486/25 8Mb 2*130Mb drives, > installed > > perfectly, but using the same network card in another (larger) box just > > gives the same old hang... > > > > Transferring one of the network cards that failed (?) to the 'working' > box, > > I find that 'most' IP is OK, ping, telnet etc. all OK BUT ftp either in or > > out hangs at the 1024K barrier, I (think I...) have eliminated network > > cards, HDD's, CPU's memory etc. on the grounds that subsequent installs of > > Linux (either Slackware4.0 or RedHat) both pick up all the hardware AND > use > > the network card OK. > > > > One answer was to try a different ftp server, in my case, I have > downloaded > > to my Win95 box to minimise connect time, so just run either G6 or > Netftpd, > > both/either of which are OK with different apps, both of which have been > > used succesfully for the FreeBSD load onto my base system > > > > I have tried different IRQ/membase etc to no effect, I am convinced now > that > > another process is causing this (routed ???) if so, how do I/we get round > > this, I really would like to have a 'real' FreeBSD box running as a > 'network > > services' server. > > > > Graham Woodruff > > graham.woodruff@iii-europe.com grahamr@globalnet.co.uk > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message