From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 8 02:09:28 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9193E16A47B for ; Wed, 8 Nov 2006 02:09:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: from sigma.octantis.com.au (ns2.octantis.com.au [207.44.189.124]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7483C43D68 for ; Wed, 8 Nov 2006 02:09:18 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: (qmail 2070 invoked from network); 8 Nov 2006 13:09:17 +1100 Received: from andromeda.lef.com.au (HELO localhost) (210.8.93.2) by sigma.octantis.com.au with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 8 Nov 2006 13:09:17 +1100 Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 13:09:12 +1100 From: Norberto Meijome To: Scott Bennett Message-ID: <20061108130912.679dfcab@localhost> In-Reply-To: <200611080040.kA80eC4x029734@mp.cs.niu.edu> References: <200611080040.kA80eC4x029734@mp.cs.niu.edu> X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 2.5.2 (GTK+ 2.10.6; i386-portbld-freebsd6.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: need to get updates, packages, ports, etc. via Windows XP wireless X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2006 02:09:28 -0000 On Tue, 7 Nov 2006 18:40:12 -0600 (CST) Scott Bennett wrote: > Is there a workable procedure to use to get FreeBSD updates, packages, > port source files, and so forth downloaded under Windows XP, which does have > working wireless support, so that I can try to make 6.1 useful? Get the binary packages you need from the freeBSD ftp. download them to your XP box, then transfer via disk to fbsd. install, upgrade... _________________________ {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome "He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends." Oscar Wilde I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when wet. Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have been Warned.