Re: Query
On Mon 1 Dec 2003 19:46:27 +0000(+1300), cr wrote:
> On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 14:25, dhiraj kiran wrote:
[...]
> > having a network card. Can I do the installation
> > through a dialup connection, since I do not have an
> > ethernet(n/w) card and mine is a standalone PC?
> >
> > Dhiraj
> >
>
> I believe you can, but it will take 'forever' on a dial-up. Several hundred
> megabytes at least. You're much better off to get the CD-ROMs by mail order
> (search in Google for a supplier). The first two of the seven CDs contain
> *almost* all the programs you're likely to want for a typical installation
> (and you can fill in any extras by dial-up).
>From first hand experience[1] I strongly recommend that you get the full set
of CDs. They're not expensive; downloading megabytes via dial-up IS expensive.
[1] On several occasions I have been required to insert all 7 CDs (though
don't ask me to name the packages I was installing because I don't remember).
--
Cheers,
Clive
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