From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 6 23:06:37 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C22F516A41C for ; Wed, 6 Jul 2005 23:06:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nbco@screaming.net) Received: from heineken.flexi-surf.co.uk (smtp.flexi-surf.co.uk [62.41.128.20]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1D13543D46 for ; Wed, 6 Jul 2005 23:06:36 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nbco@screaming.net) Received: from [10.250.250.4] ([62.55.107.17]) by heineken.flexi-surf.co.uk (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id j66JidH04656; Wed, 6 Jul 2005 20:44:39 +0100 From: nbco To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, datora tehnika Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 00:04:19 +0100 User-Agent: KMail/1.8.1 References: <7d672918050706144877ed83b2@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <7d672918050706144877ed83b2@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200507070004.19558.nbco@screaming.net> Cc: Subject: Re: not-yet-a-newbie : DL (ftp?) iso image help question X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: nbco@screaming.net List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2005 23:06:37 -0000 On Wednesday 06 July 2005 22:48, datora tehnika wrote: > Hi folks -- > So, I'm trying to DL the ISO images & have been having a very > frustrating past three days. Very minor fluctuations in the local > connection (including power blips) keep wrecking the ISO image DL via > web browser. I'd like very much to use ftp (unless there is > something better?), but have been unable to connect. Am using > winsock ftp 95, but all attempts at connection are being refused (at > main > ftp.freebsd.org site & various european ftp mirrors). > > What I see as my need: how do I connect ? Anon keeps being > rejected, I have not been able to locate ftp instructions at > freebsd.org website; only web browser links. The ftp links (e.g. > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org etc etc) don't work in WSFTP_95. It is > recommended that I use FTP software w/ resume function, but no such > instructions haave I seen. Hello there, To download the iso image, maybe try using filezilla, a very easy ftp doze client. It has reasonable resume functions: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=21558 Or maybe get a torrent client such as Shareaza, and get the iso via P2P: http://www.shareaza.com/ In terms of documentation, the handbook is the best place to start: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO88http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/59-1/books/handbook/ All the best .nbco