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--000000000000898e52061982c9ae Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"auto"><div><div>Ewald,=C2=A0</div><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_q= uote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, May 28, 2024, 14:23 Jen= isch Ewald <<a href=3D"mailto:Ewald.Jenisch@oekb.at">Ewald.Jenisch@oekb.= at</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margi= n:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex= ">Hi,<br> <br> I've got a machine sitting in a heavily firewalled environment not allo= wing direct internet connections, but http/https has to run via a proxy. I&= #39;ve found ways to get normal user activity as well as git for source upd= ates run via proxy, but how about a fresh installation of FreeBSD<br> <br> To be specific: How can I get the installer (i.e. bootonly.iso) to run it&#= 39;s downloads via a proxy instead of trying to connect to the internet dir= ctly?<br> <br> I've already tried (without success so far):<br> <br> o) When the installer starts going for "shell" and in the shell o= pening<br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 export HTTP_PROXY=3D<proxy:port><br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 export http_proxy=3D<proxy:port><br></blo= ckquote></div></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Both appr= oaches are setting variables in the current shell ONLY and will have no eff= ect on any other running process.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><d= iv dir=3D"auto">That explains why they have no effect on the running instal= ler. Can't help with the actual problem though, sorry.=C2=A0</div><div = dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Regards=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"aut= o"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"ma= rgin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:= 1ex"> <br> o) Doing [Alt]-[F4] after the installer starts which brings me to a shell a= nd then in that shell<br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 export HTTP_PROXY=3D<proxy:port><br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 export http_proxy=3D<proxy:port><br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 and leaving that console window open while swit= ching back to the installer using [Alt]-[F1] to continue installation<br> <br> Unfortunately neither of these work, not even a combination of them; the in= staller always reaches out to the internet directly.<br> <br> Thanks much in advance for any clue,<br> -ewald<br> <br> PS: As for "installation", I'm talking about FreeBSD 14.0 her= e <br> <br> <br> </blockquote></div></div></div> --000000000000898e52061982c9ae--
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