I have this problem because my network uses DHCP instead of unique IPs.
Linux's bootnet disk does not properly support my network's dhcp so I can't
do network installs. This might be the case with your problem.
jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: isaac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 1999 9:10 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] The "FREE" In Linux
> you know if you take a dos disk and boot it up ( with cd support if your
> distribution is on cd )
> and run the autoboot.bat file in the directory dosutils you dont need a
boot
> disk
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, 11 Dec 1999, you wrote:
> > On Sat, 11 Dec 1999, Thomas J. Hamman wrote:
> >
> > > On Sat, 11 Dec 1999, root wrote:
> > >
> > > > Ok, Iv been Trying to Download Mandrake 6.1, I make a boot disk, for
> > > > bootnet.img, And Start it up, I put in the FTP server, and it Starts
> > > > Downloading, Then All of a sudden it starts downloading a new file
and
> > > > it dosnt start downloading it, I Try all the ALT Tabs, No Errors, Is
> > > > Linux Really Free?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks, Plz Help
> > >
> > > It sounds like maybe you're having connection problems. Yes, Linux is
> > > really free; however, if you don't have a fast and stable internet
> > > connection you might be better off getting a Linux CD (only around 2
> > > dollars U.S.).
> > >
> > > Or another way you can approach getting it off the net is downloading
the
> > > distribution with a normal FTP program, and then installing from your
hard
> > > drive.
> > >
> > > -Tom
> > >
> >
> > Or, if you have access to a cdr, you can download the iso image and make
a
> > bootable cd out of it... you may not want to do that over an unstable
> > connection though.
> >
> > DvB
>
