Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 18:22:56 -0500 From: "John Brooks" <john@day-light.com> To: <nbco@screaming.net>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, "datora tehnika" <datora@gmail.com> Subject: RE: not-yet-a-newbie : DL (ftp?) iso image help question Message-ID: <NHBBKEEMKJDINKDJBJHGCENMJKAD.john@day-light.com> In-Reply-To: <200507070004.19558.nbco@screaming.net>
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don't know who "Anon" is, but you might try "anonymous" -- John Brooks john@day-light.com > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of nbco > Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 6:04 PM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; datora tehnika > Subject: Re: not-yet-a-newbie : DL (ftp?) iso image help question > > > On Wednesday 06 July 2005 22:48, datora tehnika wrote: > > Hi folks -- > <snip> > > > So, I'm trying to DL the ISO images & have been having a very > > frustrating past three days. Very minor fluctuations in the local > > connection (including power blips) keep wrecking the ISO image DL via > > web browser. I'd like very much to use ftp (unless there is > > something better?), but have been unable to connect. Am using > > winsock ftp 95, but all attempts at connection are being refused (at > > main > > ftp.freebsd.org site & various european ftp mirrors). > > > > What I see as my need: how do I connect ? Anon keeps being > > rejected, I have not been able to locate ftp instructions at > > freebsd.org website; only web browser links. The ftp links (e.g. > > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org etc etc) don't work in WSFTP_95. It is > > recommended that I use FTP software w/ resume function, but no such > > instructions haave I seen. > > Hello there, > To download the iso image, maybe try using filezilla, a very easy ftp > doze client. It has reasonable resume functions: > http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=21558 > > Or maybe get a torrent client such as Shareaza, and get the iso via P2P: > http://www.shareaza.com/ > > In terms of documentation, the handbook is the best place to start: > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO88http://www.freebsd.org/doc/e n_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/59-1/books/handbook/ All the best nbco _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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