Date: Sat, 21 Aug 1999 13:35:36 -0400 From: "Bill A. K." <billieakay@yahoo.com> To: "FreeBSD Questions" <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: 3.2 wont install Message-ID: <002301beebfb$94a65540$01010101@bopper> References: <001401beebe3$a0617e40$c452c9c2@grahamr>
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Hi,
I believe I have heard about a 1024K ftp problem though this mailing
list...and not just with installing FreeBSD. I would wait for an answer.
Good luck
Bill
billieakay@yahoo.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Graham Woodruff <woodruff_g@sls.co.uk>
To: <root@vetex.dhis.org>; <questions@freebsd.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 1999 3:29 PM
Subject: Re: 3.2 wont install
> > ...and it gets all the way to "extracting bin into / directory" and
> >just stops with "1024 bytes read from bin dist chunk
> >1 of 106 @ 1kb/sec"
>
>
> Thanks for backing me up on this one !
>
> This is EXACTLY what I am finding installing 3.2 using a variety of
hardware
> via ftp viz...
>
> Set up hardware OK, connect to ftp server - works fine - then hangs at
1024K
> transferred !
>
> Funny enough, the smallest box I have - 486/25 8Mb 2*130Mb drives,
installed
> perfectly, but using the same network card in another (larger) box just
> gives the same old hang...
>
> Transferring one of the network cards that failed (?) to the 'working'
box,
> I find that 'most' IP is OK, ping, telnet etc. all OK BUT ftp either in or
> out hangs at the 1024K barrier, I (think I...) have eliminated network
> cards, HDD's, CPU's memory etc. on the grounds that subsequent installs of
> Linux (either Slackware4.0 or RedHat) both pick up all the hardware AND
use
> the network card OK.
>
> One answer was to try a different ftp server, in my case, I have
downloaded
> to my Win95 box to minimise connect time, so just run either G6 or
Netftpd,
> both/either of which are OK with different apps, both of which have been
> used succesfully for the FreeBSD load onto my base system
>
> I have tried different IRQ/membase etc to no effect, I am convinced now
that
> another process is causing this (routed ???) if so, how do I/we get round
> this, I really would like to have a 'real' FreeBSD box running as a
'network
> services' server.
>
> Graham Woodruff
> graham.woodruff@iii-europe.com grahamr@globalnet.co.uk
>
>
>
>
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