Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 22:15:15 -0700 (PDT) From: frf <frf@qcworld.com> To: joe@ns.via.net Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to...] Message-ID: <199606280515.WAA10585@tailspin.qcworld.com> In-Reply-To: <1808.835932876@time.cdrom.com> from "Jordan K. Hubbard" at Jun 27, 96 08:34:36 pm
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=> => > I would like to clone freebsd at my offics using a net install. How => > do I set up a server for doing FTP installs? => => Easy, just copy a FreeBSD distribution under ~ftp/pub on the server => and then select this server under "Other" on the FTP site selection => menu as "ftp://yourname/pub" => => Jordan I mirrored the freefall.cdrom.com one night using NCFtp's recursive ability. > get -R * It ran for the better part of the night over a choked 56k line, then it was a nice install over local cheaper-net. One thing I should mention: The base installation worked perfectly, except when trying to 'post-install' packages. It attepted to login as 'ftp' instead of using the name I had given for 'ftp user name' in the options menu. I had to add an ftp account, then it worked fine. Robert -- frf@qcworld.com frf@xocolatl.com Favorite mail error: "554 Too many recipients for no message body"
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