HELP! Can't get connected

Used connection daemon to edit ppp files during installation Slink basic. Program attempted to connected to Debian.org to complete installation of packages. No go. received following display: /etc/ppp/peers/proviver unrecognized option /dev/modem. Entered provider with vi and changed to suggested

Question

Is there a simple way to load the i386 package from a DOS file: \potato\Conten~1.gz by the dselect functions in the Linux system. woodrow

Where to now?

I installed Debian, and it dropped me into deselect. Deselect what? Is the question? Are the packages additional software that needs to be down loaded or is it talking about software included within the distribution. I installed from floppies; I could not get the loadlin program to work for DOS.

Installation methode

I was looking though the readme files namely the 'dselect', I read that the method of I had chosen was one of the less desire. I had placed every thing in a directory on my DOS Partition, and was ready to go. In the section on floppies it states that a Zip would be better. I have a parport