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Date:      Sun, 1 Sep 1996 21:43:57 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Nick Johnson <spatula@gulf.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ARGH! Install woes 
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.94.960901214258.227C-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.91.960901141227.28413B-100000@pompano.pcola.gulf.net>

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On Sun, 1 Sep 1996, Nick Johnson wrote:

> I'm trying to do an FTP install of 2.1.5, and every time I have tried 
> this, except once (which died about 100K into the install), the install 
> program hangs at the "Logging in as ftp" point.  I have checked from 
> another OS that the sites I'm trying are reachable (ftp.freebsd.org and 
> ftp2.freebsd.org) and that they're currently allowing anon FTP connections.

Check that the IRQ for the Ethernet card is set properly and does not
conflict with other system devices.

Also try the ftp at various times of day, especially the morning or
before/after hours.  ftp.freebsd.org may have been loaded at that
particular point.

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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