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Date:      Wed, 29 Apr 1998 13:39:01 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Forrest Aldrich <forrie@tiac.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Network installation problems
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980429133812.13074M-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199804231929.PAA28589@navisite.net>

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On Thu, 23 Apr 1998, Forrest Aldrich wrote:

> I've tried many ftp distribution sites today and have experienced very low
> throughput.  We're on a 100mb link and have no problems, for example,
> installing Linux over the net.  I've had to reboot into the installation
> several times today because eventually it just hangs.

They are all busy servers, and it does depend on where you are and what
you're doing. I'd suggest setting up a local mirror and install off of
that (script the download overnite) or buy the CD and ftp-serve that. 

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major



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