Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 17:11:32 +0200 (CEST) From: Philipp Mergenthaler <p@i609.hadiko.de> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: misc/21451: [PATCH] Release/Sysinstall documentation: mention installing via HTTP proxy Message-ID: <200009211511.e8LFBWB02617@i609.hadiko.de>
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>Number: 21451
>Category: misc
>Synopsis: [PATCH] Release/Sysinstall documentation: mention installing via HTTP proxy
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: freebsd-bugs
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: change-request
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Thu Sep 21 08:20:00 PDT 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Philipp Mergenthaler
>Release: FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT i386
>Organization:
University of Karlsruhe
>Environment:
/usr/src/release/texts/i386/INSTALL.TXT version 1.13
/usr/src/release/sysinstall/help/media.hlp version 1.5
>Description:
Neither of these texts mentions installing via an HTTP proxy.
>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:
--- texts/i386/INSTALL.TXT Thu Sep 21 17:04:36 2000
+++ texts/i386/INSTALL.TXT.new Thu Sep 21 17:08:59 2000
@@ -338,5 +338,7 @@
hosts by name rather than IP address, you'll also need a name server
and possibly the address of a gateway (if you're using PPP, it's your
-provider's IP address) to use in talking to it.
+provider's IP address) to use in talking to it. If you want to install
+by FTP via an HTTP proxy (see below), you will also need the proxy's
+address.
If you do not know the answers to these questions then you should
@@ -396,5 +398,5 @@
ftp://192.216.191.11/pub/FreeBSD
- There are two FTP installation modes you can use:
+ There are three FTP installation modes you can use:
o FTP:
@@ -412,7 +414,19 @@
incoming connections on random port addresses.
- NOTE: ACTIVE AND PASSIVE MODES ARE NOT THE SAME AS A `PROXY'
- CONNECTIONS, WHERE A PROXY FTP SERVER IS LISTENING ON A
- DIFFERENT PORT!
+ o FTP via an HTTP proxy:
+ This option instructs FreeBSD to use HTTP (like a web
+ browser) to connect to a proxy for all FTP operations.
+ The proxy will translate the requests and send them to
+ the FTP server. This allows the user to pass through
+ firewalls that do not allow FTP at all, but offer an
+ HTTP proxy.
+ In this case, you have to specify the proxy in addition
+ to the FTP server.
+
+
+ NOTE: THERE IS ANOTHER TYPE OF FTP PROXY OTHER THAN HTTP PROXIES.
+ THIS TYPE IS VERY UNCOMMON, THOUGH. IF YOU ARE NOT ABSOLUTELY
+ CERTAIN, YOU CAN ASSUME THAT YOU HAVE AN HTTP PROXY AS DESCRIBED
+ ABOVE.
In such instances, you should specify the URL as something like:
--- sysinstall/help/media.hlp Tue Feb 8 10:52:31 2000
+++ sysinstall/help/media.hlp.new Thu Sep 21 16:29:55 2000
@@ -26,15 +26,18 @@
FTP Get the distribution files from an anonymous ftp server
(you will be presented with a list). Please note that
- there are also two ways of invoking FTP in either
- "Active" and "Passive" mode.
+ there are also three ways of invoking FTP in either
+ "Active" and "Passive" mode or via an HTTP proxy.
Active mode is the standard way of fetching files and
Passive mode is for use when you're behind a firewall or
some other security mechanism that blocks active FTP
- connections. If you chose "other" in the FTP menu, please
- also note that all paths are *relative* to the home
- directory of the user being logged in as. By default, this
- is the user "ftp" (anonymous ftp) but you may change this
- in the Options screen.
+ connections. Using an HTTP proxy is sometimes necessary
+ for firewalls which block all FTP connections.
+
+ If you chose "other" in the FTP menu, please also note
+ that all paths are *relative* to the home directory of
+ the user being logged in as. By default, this is the
+ user "ftp" (anonymous ftp) but you may change this in
+ the Options screen.
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