Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 20:06:27 +0100 From: John Murphy <bigotfo@bigfoot.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: ftp install takes forever Message-ID: <NdCBOWWm5etzGTDPiuicO9qVIPDo@4ax.com>
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Hi, hope you can help. I'm trying to install (Minimal) FreeBSD 4.1 from ftp.uk.freebsd.org through a Firewall via an ISP that drops the connection after 3 hours. Ben Smithurst suggested it should be possible in < 3 hours, but the connection has already dropped once and restarted again. At present the screen says "Logging in to ftp@ftp.uk.freebsd.org..". The modem light on the server is flickering nicely, as are the network card lights. But there doesn't seem to be any HD activity on the target machine. The last few lines on the other term (Alt f2) say: /mnt/stand/etc/services 3551 blocks /mnt/etc /mnt/etc/defaults /mnt/etc/defaults/rc.conf /mnt/etc/protocols /mnt/etc/services 44 blocks DEBUG: Generating /etc/fstab file The install should be going to ad1s1 Should I let it carry on? Can I check somehow what's going on? (doing Alt f4 df tells me df not found not surprisingly) How long _should_ it take at 5Kbytes/sec? I've just checked ppp.log on the server. For the first 3 hour session 6217762 octets in, 5168441 octets out. How many octets for a minimal install; anyone? Thanks again John. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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