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On Fri, 18 Apr 2003, 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

Download the mini-iso image off one of the FTP mirror sites.  Burn it
onto a CD, and install from that.  The way you're doing it is not a
good approach.

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