Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 17:15:52 -0500 From: "Charles Howse" <chowse@charter.net> To: <alex.goldhammer@verizon.net>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: newbie downloading iso images Message-ID: <000701c37e32$6c5af230$04fea8c0@moe> In-Reply-To: <005701c37e30$95ecf410$6501a8c0@Goldhammer>
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> I am trying to download a release 4.8 of FreeBSD but I am having > problems finding the correct file names/locations to download > the files. > > I can ftp to ftp1.us.FreeBSD.org as well as other mirror sites > > I can cd to pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/4.8-RELEASE > > I cannot "dir" or "ls" to see the list of files in the > directory--I get > "Connection closed by remote host." I assume the files are hidden? > Given that I cannot see the file names I was following the > instructions > and filenames given in the FreeBSD Handbook. > > I have tried to get: > 4.8-mini.iso > 4.8-disc1.iso > > I have also tried getting these images from this path as well: > pub/FreeBSD/ISO-IMAGES-i386/4.8 > > Does anyone know of a mirror ftp that will allow me to see the file > names? Or allow me privileges to see and download the files? > > Here is my typical session from DOS ftp: > > C:\download>ftp > ftp> open ftp1.us.FreeBSD.org > > Connected to freebsd.secsup.org. > 220 Welcome to mirrors.secsup.org FTP service. > User (freebsd.secsup.org:(none)): ftp > 331 Please specify the password. > Password: > 230 Login successful. Have fun. > ftp> cd pub/FreeBSD/ISO-IMAGES-i386/4.8 > 250 Directory successfully changed. > ftp> get "4.8-disc1.iso" r48_disc1.iso > Connection closed by remote host. > ftp> You're using the wrong filenames. Here's the 4.8 directory listing: ftp> cd 4.8 250 Directory successfully changed. ftp> ls 200 PORT command successful. Consider using PASV. 150 Here comes the directory listing. 4.8-RELEASE-i386-disc1.iso 4.8-RELEASE-i386-disc2.iso 4.8-RELEASE-i386-mini.iso CHECKSUM.MD5 226 Directory send OK.
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