Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 19:47:16 -0800 From: Ben Copeland <ben@bit-head.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: FTP timeout Message-ID: <36CE3002.4A26CEA4@bit-head.com>
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Greetings, I'm having a "devil" of a time getting FreeBSD to install via FTP onto my old DEC 486/33. I obtained the boot floppies, am able to configure the ISA ethernet card, partition my IDE drives (I have two; one 120 mb and one 520 mb). I have a little network at home routed through my cable modem, using my PowerMac as a router with IPNetRouter and NAT (I know, but I am after all a bit-head). I have no firewall set up. Here's the deal: I configure the network and start the download/install and play with my kid, do the dishes, etc. and every time so far I've found the machine after an hour or so with the progress bar stuck during an FTP transfer. Every time so far I've given it the benefit of the doubt and just let it sit. After about three to eight hours with no progress, I finally decide that the tranfer has either timed out or my system is hosed. I have been able to restart the download with <ctl> <alt> <del>, but that only works once and I have had to start all over again after the second timeout or whatever. This is my fist experience with BSD, but I don't think I'm doing anything wrong. I am just about ready to spring for a SCSI controller card and use my Sony CD to install your lates rel. Advice? TIA, Ben Copeland To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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