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The following options may be set from this screen:
NFS Secure: NFS server talks only on a secure port
This is most commonly used when talking to Sun workstations, which
will not talk NFS over "non priviledged" ports.
NFS Slow: User is using a slow PC or ethernet card
Use this option if you have a slow PC (386) or an ethernet card
with poor performance being "fed" by NFS on a higher-performance
workstation. This will throttle the workstation back to prevent
the PC from becoming swamped with data.
FTP Abort: On transfer failure, abort
This is pretty self-explanatory. If you're transfering from a
host that drops the connection or cannot provide a file, abort
the installation of that piece.
FTP Reselect: On transfer failure, ask for another host
This is more useful to someone doing an interactive installation.
If the current host stops working, ask for a new ftp server to
resume the installation from. The install will attempt to pick
up from where it left off on the other server, if at all possible.
FTP Active: Use "active mode" for standard FTP
For all FTP transfers, use "Active" mode. This will not work
through firewalls, but will often work with older ftp servers
that do not support passive mode. If your connection hangs
with passive mode (the default), try active!
FTP Passive: Use "passive mode" for firewalled FTP
For all FTP transfers, use "Passive" mode. This allows the user
to pass through firewalls that do not allow incoming connections
on random port addresses.
NOTE: ACTIVE AND PASSIVE MODES ARE NOT THE SAME AS A `PROXY'
CONNECTION, WHERE A PROXY FTP SERVER IS LISTENING ON A DIFFERENT
PORT!
In such situations, you should specify the URL as something like:
ftp://foo.bar.com:1234/pub/FreeBSD
Where "1234" is the port number of the proxy ftp server.
Debugging: Turn on the extra debugging flag
This turns on a lot of extra noise over on the second screen
(ALT-F2 to see it, ALT-F1 to switch back). If your installation
should fail for any reason, PLEASE turn this flag on when
attempting to reproduce the problem. It will provide a lot of
extra debugging at the failure point and may be very helpful to
the developers in tracking such problems down!
Yes To All: Assume "Yes" answers to all non-critical dialogs
This flag should be used with caution. It will essentially
decide NOT to ask the user about any "boundry" conditions that
might not constitute actual errors but may be warnings indicative
of other problems.
FTP userpass: Specify username and password instead of anonymous.
By default, the installation attempts to log in as the
anonymous user. If you wish to log in as someone else,
specify the username and password with this option.
Clear: Clear All Option Flags
Reset all option flags back to their default values.
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Some of these items, like "FTP Active" or "FTP Passive", are actually
mutually-exclusive even though you can turn all of them on or off at
once. This is a limitation of the menuing system, and is compensated
for by checks that ensure that the various flags are not in conflict.
If you re-enter the Options menu again after leaving it, you'll see
the settings it's actually using after checking for any possible
conflicts.
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