>Just to reiterate: I believe the problem was that the http connection >process used to download the base system from the internet is broken >under woody. The system could not even hit our proxy server, never mind >connect to ftp.uk.debian.com
It seems to work for most people. Are you sure you had your network configured right, including name servers, default gateways and all that kind of stuff? I think someone who is actually experiencing this problem will need to do a bit of debugging for us to make any headway with it. p. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]