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Date:      Fri, 31 Jul 1998 15:09:26 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        marrandy@tampabay.rr.com
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Help with ftp install via Proxy
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.00.9807311508531.14321-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <35C1BF88.D6FD9B4C@tampabay.rr.com>

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On Fri, 31 Jul 1998 marrandy@tampabay.rr.com wrote:

> Hello :)
> 
> can anyone either point me to a good source of info for doing an ftp
> install via Proxy server.
> 
> I'd like to try FreeBsd, but can't get anywhere (I'm stuck) and I have
> never done a Ftp install before.
> 
> Or...can someone lead me by the nose (so to speak).

Look at the sysinstall Options page; you can set FTP Passive mode, which
usually gets around proxies.

> I presently use cute Ftp through my proxy and that works fine. My
> present machines are win95, but I want to do Unicies (?)

You can also copy the files from a DOS partition on the machine.  The
installation instructions explain how to do this.

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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