[Sheflug] SuSe 8.1 Install

["Netsonic" <nospam1045405695-8588 [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Can anybody help me with an install of SuSe.

Ive downloaded the boot image and burnt it to CD, and then booted from it.

I then load the correct network driver and specify an installation through
FTP.

Each time it asks for the server IP address I enter the address I get
through pinging either ftp.suse.com or ftp.mirror.ac.uk

Each time that happens, it just seems to hang and I have to reboot.

Strange thing is, when I went back to double check the IP address for
ftp.suse.com, it showed a completely different one to what it showed just a
few minutes earlier.

Ive tried to use the server name rather than the IP address but no luck
there either.

The info I have so far for the servers is:

ftp.suse.com
IP : 212.219.56.152
Remote directory : pub/suse/i386/current

ftp.mirror.ac.uk
IP : 194.83.57.7
Remote directory : sites/ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/current

I did manage a connection to ftp.suse.com earlier, where it began a 40 Mb
download and then locked up afterwards.

The IP addresses for the servers seem to be changing quicker than I can
connect to them.....

Any words of wisdom or details of other servers would be much appreciated !

Steve


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