I'll start fresh and not snip. I've been away so haven't seen the start of this thread. However, I am in Canada and I am on dialup.
I would suggest that you get one (any) box, get the netinst.iso for Etch and do an install but don't choose any tasks. What you get is a minimally functional base debian system: no X, just a basic command line system. Then work up from there a bit at a time so you don't tax your bandwidth. Get aptitude if its not there by using apt-get or dselect or whatever. Then get apt proxy or apt-move. These let you build up a mirror as you use it. Once you get this box fully set up, then other boxes can use this box as the local mirror. I think that apt-proxy will fetch anything it is asked for that it doesn't have. My sources list points to ftp://ftp3.nrc/ca/debian Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
