Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2002 22:57:28 +0000 From: "Joe Blow" <cj794@hotmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: FreeBSD Installation: Cable Modem + FTP Message-ID: <F25oXHsk0tVvFnciebf000051d5@hotmail.com>
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Hello, I recently had broadband cable installed by Telstra Bigpond (Australian provider), which necessitated the removal of FreeBSD 4.3-R and the installation of Win98. Now that the party is over, I want to install FreeBSD 4.5-R via FTP from ftp.freebsd.org or a suitable mirror. I will use the program BPAlogin -- which was developed independently for Unix users of Telstra Bigpond -- to login after I have 4.5 up and running. I've prepared kern.flp and mfsroot.flp per standard procedure. I have all of the network details written down (default gateway, subnet mask, etc.). My questions are: How will I authenticate with the appropriate server during the sysinstall stage? Has anyone reading this performed an FTP install using Telstra Bigpond cable? If so, what did you have to do? I haven't really investigated the authentication protocol(s) or their relationship with DHCP which I know the network uses, so at the moment I'm wondering whether or not it's possible for me to install 4.5 in the aforementioned manner. Thanks in advance. _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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