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Date:      Mon, 20 Feb 2006 10:45:49 -0500
From:      "Xn Nooby" <xnooby@gmail.com>
To:        "Jerry McAllister" <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
Cc:        Luis Thillet <l_thillet@hotmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Download
Message-ID:  <bdf25fde0602200745l62f18f62k576aaa0b256557e9@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <200602201426.k1KEQIm4023792@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
References:  <BAY7-F6832217A9BC90278F1DF298FF0@phx.gbl> <200602201426.k1KEQIm4023792@clunix.cl.msu.edu>

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Maybe try this download manager:

http://www.freedownloadmanager.org




On 2/20/06, Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu> wrote:
>
> >
> > Dear Developers:
> >
> >
> > I have been trying (FOR A LONGTIME) to download a FreeBSD Unix OS (i.e.
> 5.4,
> > 6.0-RELEASE iso.i386).  But it has never worked.  I was wondering if
> your
> > company/team/crew have disabled it.
> > If no then how can I go about doing that.
>
> It is not disabled.
> But your site or ISP may have set things up so that you have to
> use passive ftp or some port of your ports may be blocked by the ISP
> or a local firewall.   Those are the likely problems.
>
> Try switching to passive ftp first, or if that is they way you
> are already running, try switching to active ftp.   The FreeBSD site
> will do both.
>
> If that doesn't help, start checking ports and your ISP's policies.
>
> Good luck,
>
> ////jerry
>
> >
> > Thank You...
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