From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 18 13:33:43 2003 Return-Path: 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 9D48737B401 for ; Fri, 18 Apr 2003 13:33:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp.acd.net (smtp.acd.net [207.179.64.154]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A147E43F3F for ; Fri, 18 Apr 2003 13:33:42 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from taxman@ACD.NET) Received: from 207.179.66.49 ([207.179.66.49]) by smtp.acd.net with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5329); Fri, 18 Apr 2003 16:34:19 -0400 From: taxman To: D and D H , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org, bbeday@yahoo.com Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 16:32:38 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.5 References: <3EA05A1E.EEEA818F@shaw.ca> In-Reply-To: <3EA05A1E.EEEA818F@shaw.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200304181632.38840.taxman@acd.net> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 18 Apr 2003 20:34:26.0603 (UTC) FILETIME=[E78137B0:01C305E9] Subject: Re: net package X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 20:33:43 -0000 On Friday 18 April 2003 04:03 pm, D and D H wrote: > Hi, > i'm dowloading freebsd 4.8 and have downloaded the bin directory. I > would like dialup and tcpip functionality, assuming this is in the net > sub directory of the package directory on the ftp site, what do i need > in the net directory to get this extra stuff. do i have to download > everything in the net directory? i want the simplest installation > possible. thanks well it sounds like you want the smallest distribution possible, this is closer to the most complicated distribution possible :) Especially if you're going to try to put it together piece by piece. I'm assuming you know of the simpler way of downloading the bootfloppies and installing the minimal distribution from that over the net? Or you could look at picobsd http://people.freebsd.org/~picobsd/picobsd.html that fits all you need on a floppy. Last i checked, that hadn't been maintained very much lately, but it works. I'd love to see that a little more active, but I'm kinda unqualified to do it. The other way is to download the mini-iso and go from there. All of these would be "simpler" than piecing it together, and may suit your needs. I can't really think of exactly where you'd go to find out what is the minimum of pieces you'd need. Tim