On Friday 24 June 2005 19:36, Alex Zbyslaw wrote: > Sam Ip wrote: > >I'm trying out FreeBSD for the first time for use at work. However, > >there is a corporate firewall and hence ftp traffic doesn't get > >through. I can access http sites. So if a selling point of FreeBSD is > >its ports collection > > > >1. Can you do a CVSup to update your ports via http? > > > >2. Can you install ports via http? > > Cvsup does not support http, but neither does it use ftp (see man cvsup, > especially the -p and -P options). It requires that a single port be > openable through your firewall (default 5999). There is an alternative, > which I have never used, called CTM (see handbook).
See also sysutils/portsnap which uses http _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
