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> No thanks.  This means you have to have a working connection to install
> firefox via this method.  Since not everyone will have that it is still
> necessary to bundle the firefox package on the media, bringing us right
> back to the very issue you are trying to solve.
>
> -- WXS
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This is a benefit to me, by doing the minimal boot then net install, I 
know VERY quickly if the network adapter on the mobo is supported or if 
I need to go insert some known supported pci Ethernet card.  For most 
users, I suspect a system without net access isn't worth m,uch.

Brian