Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 22:32:58 +0200 From: Simon Barner <barner@in.tum.de> To: Joseph Maxwell <jemaxwell@jaymax.com> Cc: FreeBSD Users <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Hanging on ftp ftp.freebsd.org on way to ports collection Message-ID: <20030428203258.GA2466@zi025.glhnet.mhn.de> In-Reply-To: <3EAD5CCA.7BEA3939@jaymax.com> References: <3EAD5CCA.7BEA3939@jaymax.com>
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--17pEHd4RhPHOinZp Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Hi, > I am attempting to get to the ports distribution at > ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/ports (according to the > manual) > but for some reason my ftp seems to hang, at either ftp.FreeBSD.org or > ftp.freebsd.org, although I can reach other machines for ftp purposes. > Am I attempting to connect to the correct site? or is there some other > esoteric requirement of the site? My machine is on a LAN behind a DSL > gate, machines do not have a DNS entry just an IP address. Perhaps you are better off using a local mirror: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors-ftp.html Perhaps you'll get some usefull diagnostics when you try "ftp ftp.freebsd.org" (user anonymous). HTH, Simon --17pEHd4RhPHOinZp Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE+rY/6Ckn+/eutqCoRAiqdAJ9GuntFYvH9uuuAMW1F/yEs9WnXSACfWjYh HFi6UCr1venfyMHpgluZ5Hg= =hzuV -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --17pEHd4RhPHOinZp--
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