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Date:      Mon, 15 Feb 1999 19:41:52 -0500
From:      Malartre <malartre@aei.ca>
To:        Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: School server: boot.flp wont install, weird ftp problem.
Message-ID:  <36C8BED0.F2F2672C@aei.ca>
References:  <36C8BCE2.306161B5@aei.ca> <19990216110848.Q2207@lemis.com>

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Greg Lehey wrote:
> 
> On Monday, 15 February 1999 at 19:33:38 -0500, Malartre wrote:
> > Ok, I try to install FreeBSD on an old 486 IBM Aptiva with 24 meg of ram
> > and a 3com 3c509b Ethernet card at school. Note that I disabled pnp on
> > the Ethernet card.
> > Ok, boot.flp (old from one month, 2.2.8-RELEASE) boot perfectly on the
> > computer (with a visual config of the kernel).
> > I now try to install 2.2.8-RELEASE through FTP (passive mode, through a
> > firewall) and configure the ethernet. I was able to contact the host,
> > but not to establish the connection... I tryed ftp.freebsd.org,
> > ftp.ca.freebsd.org and some other mirrors. On another computer, I logged
> > succesfully to ftp.freebsd.org with netscape.
> > 1) Is it my school who block me (the firewall?)
> 
> That's possible.
> 
> > 2) Is it boot.flp who is to old?
> 
> No.
> 
> Greg
Why then, on the other computer, I can ftp with netscape?
Is it different?
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