Date: Sat, 21 Aug 1999 14:57:52 -0400 From: Christopher Michaels <ChrisMic@clientlogic.com> To: "Bill A. K." <billieakay@yahoo.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: 3.2 wont install Message-ID: <6C37EE640B78D2118D2F00A0C90FCB4401105BBF@site2s1>
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Are you behind a firewall, and if so are you choosing the passive ftp? -Chris > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian [SMTP:bri@sonicboom.org] > Sent: Saturday, August 21, 1999 2:19 PM > To: Bill A. K. > Cc: FreeBSD Questions > Subject: Re: 3.2 wont install > > 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 <woodruff_g@sls.co.uk> > > To: <root@vetex.dhis.org>; <questions@freebsd.org> > > 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
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