Sean Pritchard wrote:
>
> OK I found some vague documention to HD Installations, and NFS/FTP/HTTP
> Installations.
>
> With cable internet access, I should be able to do an FTP install, but
> I could use someone's opinion on wether I should do a HD download and
> install versus an FTP install and which of the two is more reliable.
>
> I have copied both the Boot.img and Bootnet.img to floppies and I am
> ready to toss a coin on how to install 6.1. [I should go out and buy a
> CD-r though, a little more costly, but probably the easiest method vs.
> buying the boxed version]
Since cable is an always-on technology (as opposed to PPP which requires
outside assistance to bring up), you should be able to do an FTP
install.
The benefit of doing that is that you can download only what you
actually install. The downside is that you'll have to download
piecemeal if you decide to install new packages.
The HD download is great if you've got an extra partition that you can
leave packages in for the duration. Beyond that, I suppose the only
benefit to an HD install is that you can do it with just a floppy.
I'd give the FTP install a try... though it might be a bit slow since
it's release day and all...
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Steve Philp
Network Administrator
Advance Packaging Corporation
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