[KLUG Members] FTP install of SuSE 9.3

[Rusty Yonkers]

I have done an FTP install before.  My firewall supports active FTP
though.  All I did was to download the FTP install CD and then point
it at one of the FTP sites (cannot remember which one).  It was
version 9.1 though.  

--- Bruce Smith <bruce at armintl.com> wrote:

> > I saw someone post that they had done an FTP install of SuSE 9.3.
> > (Adam?) I downloaded the iso and have tried pointing it
> > to /pub/suse/i386/9.3, but am not having any luck. I've googled
> on this,
> > but not found a conclusive answer. One person said the entire 9.3
> tree
> > needed to be downloaded to a local FTP server, then it could be
> > installed. Before I download all of that, can someone tell me how
> they
> > did their FTP install? Thanks!
> 
> I haven't done a SuSE 9.3 install, but I'll take a stab at this.
> 
> My guess from the guy who said you have to download the entire FTP
> tree
> is that the FTP installer only does active mode FTP and his
> firewall
> only supports passive (PASV) mode FTP.
> 
> Tony, does your firewall support active mode FTP?
> 
>  - BS
> 
> 
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Russell C. Yonkers Jr. 
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