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This looks like it was developed offline, and is being spammed over the top of the existing. "That's fine by me! I dont really care how you do it, just get it in there..." said Jordan in a conversation a short while ago...
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The following options may be set from this screen:
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NFS Secure: NFS server talks only on a secure port
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This is most commonly used when talking to Sun workstations, which
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will not talk NFS over "non priviledged" ports.
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NFS Slow: User is using a slow PC or ethernet card
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Use this option if you have a slow PC (386) or an ethernet card
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with poor performance being "fed" by NFS on a higher-performance
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workstation. This will throttle the workstation back to prevent
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the PC from becoming swamped with data.
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FTP Abort: On transfer failure, abort
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This is pretty self-explanatory. If you're transfering from a
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host that drops the connection or cannot provide a file, abort
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the installation of that piece.
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FTP Reselect: On transfer failure, ask for another host
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This is more useful to someone doing an interactive installation.
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If the current host stops working, ask for a new ftp server to
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resume the installation from. The install will attempt to pick
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up from where it left off on the other server, if at all possible.
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FTP Active: Use "active mode" for standard FTP
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For all FTP transfers, use "Active" mode. This will not work
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through firewalls, but will often work with older ftp servers
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that do not support passive mode. If your connection hangs
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with passive mode (the default), try active!
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FTP Passive: Use "passive mode" for firewalled FTP
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For all FTP transfers, use "Passive" mode. This allows the user
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to pass through firewalls that do not allow incoming connections
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on random port addresses.
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NOTE: ACTIVE AND PASSIVE MODES ARE NOT THE SAME AS A `PROXY'
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CONNECTION, WHERE A PROXY FTP SERVER IS LISTENING ON A DIFFERENT
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PORT!
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In such situations, you should specify the URL as something like:
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ftp://foo.bar.com:1234/pub/FreeBSD
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Where "1234" is the port number of the proxy ftp server.
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Debugging: Turn on the extra debugging flag
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This turns on a lot of extra noise over on the second screen
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(ALT-F2 to see it, ALT-F1 to switch back). If your installation
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should fail for any reason, PLEASE turn this flag on when
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attempting to reproduce the problem. It will provide a lot of
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extra debugging at the failure point and may be very helpful to
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the developers in tracking such problems down!
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Yes To All: Assume "Yes" answers to all non-critical dialogs
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This flag should be used with caution. It will essentially
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decide NOT to ask the user about any "boundry" conditions that
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might not constitute actual errors but may be warnings indicative
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of other problems.
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FTP userpass: Specify username and password instead of anonymous.
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By default, the installation attempts to log in as the
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anonymous user. If you wish to log in as someone else,
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specify the username and password with this option.
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Clear: Clear All Option Flags
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Reset all option flags back to their default values.
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----
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Some of these items, like "FTP Active" or "FTP Passive", are actually
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mutually-exclusive even though you can turn all of them on or off at
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once. This is a limitation of the menuing system, and is compensated
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for by checks that ensure that the various flags are not in conflict.
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If you re-enter the Options menu again after leaving it, you'll see
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the settings it's actually using after checking for any possible
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conflicts.
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