[tbw228]

I am trying to install 9.0 via ftp. I ran the boot.iso cd and got through the couple of menus to put in the server ip address. (i.e. dhcp, network module both set up correctly)

The problem is that once I put in an ftp ip address....it sits for about 4 minutes or so and then notifies me that it failed to connect to the ftp server. I've tried several addresses, but the same problem each time. I can ping the machine from other workstations.

I'm on a netgear router, dsl, dhcp.

Thanks for your help.

[randombeggar]

I'm currently running into the same delimma. I'm trying to install Suse 9.0 via ftp but it keeps saying "Error while accessing the FTP server". I know the port is good. There are lights on the hub. I know the cable is good. I just can't get the computer to see the network nor the internet.
Any suggestions? 8)

[tbw228]

I never could get it to work. The only thing that I could find out was that a small office / home router (linksys or netgear) don't support passive ftp'ing. I couldn't find a workaround other than downloading the entire installtion directory onto another computer on the same router and running a ftp server off of it. I did find that I could connect to an computer set up as ftp server behind the router.

It would probably be better off to just get the Professional cd's off of ebay or similar. They go for about 6 bucks - that is basically what I did.

[Maillion]

Did you guys try to contact Suse to see if they have some sort of workaround? Will they allow HTTP? (It might be slower, but not as slow as not doing it at all...)