On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 11:11 AM, Fbsd1 <fb...@a1poweruser.com> wrote: > Goal is to download the install source directory tree so I can use it as > an target for local ftp sysinstall. > > The problem is that the FreeBSD ftp server keeps timing out before > everything is downloaded. This is the error message ftp gives me. > > 421 Service not available, remote server timed out. Connection closed > > This is the command line command used to launch the ftp session > ftp -v ftp.FreeBSD.org > > It defaults to using /root/.netrc which is shown below > > > machine ftp.FreeBSD.org > login anonymous > password f...@home.com > macdef init > prompt off > cd /pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/8.0-RELEASE > epsv4 off > mget ERRATA.HTM ERRATA.TXT HARDWARE.HTM HARDWARE.TXT README.HTM > mget README.TXT RELNOTES.HTM RELNOTES.TXT cdrom.inf docbook.css > $ getdir base catpages dict doc games info kernels manpages ports proflibs > src > quit > > macdef getdir > ! mkdir $i > mget $i/* > > > Question is how can I make FTP resume the download at the place it timed > out. IE not start at the beginning and re-download all the same files > all ready received. ftp -vR ftp.FreeBSD.org just starts downloading from > the beginning again.
That .netrc looks familiar ;) I never had that issue, but I always used a ftp mirror site listed in the handbook, instead of one of the busiest ftp sites in the world .;) _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"