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SAM@hyp.dk writes:
> I want to install FreeBSD via FTP.
> 
> I have an AIX machine on which I mount the FreeBSD-CD. The CD is not
> mounted as /cdrom but I have made a symlink to the real mountpoint.
> 
> I set the URL of the AIX machine to ftp://192.168.0.1//cdrom.
                                                        ^^ this
> 
> I use my own user to FTP to AIX machine. Success.
> 
> Then I get an error that the install program can not get the 'dists' or
> something.
> 
> What is wrong?
> 

I think the '//' means "use the cdrom directory under my home directory".
Is that what you really want ?

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