Robert Heller wrote: > At Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:19:30 -0700 (PDT) CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> wrote: > > >> On Mon, 10 Aug 2009, Johnny Hughes wrote: >> >> >>> You can do a netinstall via the LiveCD too. This is identical to doing >>> the install via the netinstall CD. >>> >> Which again means lots of new downloads for him while installing >> over the 'net. I feel for the guy, having been on slow dialup with >> lots of noise on the long rural phone lines for years... >> > > Actually he is in *worse* shape: he is on satelite internet. With the > Fair Use Limit, the first 450-500 meg will download quickly enough, then > things will be *worse* than dial-up. He would have to halt the install > and wait 24 hours and then resume it for the next 450-500 meg... Unless > he does a super minimual install and then does a series of 'yum install > ..', each under 500 meg each day until done. Could take all of a week > that way, or about how long it would take for CheapBytes to mail out a > CentOS 5.3 DVD or CD set... > > Actually I only need a minimal install in that computer since I plan on using it as a file server. As for the "fair use policy" the examples you cite apply to Hughes I believe but Wildblue is better in that respect. I could use the entire 17 gig's in one day if I wanted. There would be no problem with that but it would take me 30 days to recover bandwidth. So for someone doing Linux o/s downloads Wildblue is better. A good wired connection would be better yet and we would take that in a heart beat but it's not happening here in the sticks! I have two other computers running F-10 installed from the live-cd. It does take some additional downloads to make them do what I want but then I'm only taking what I want which helps to keep it to a minimum. I think I still come out ahead that way. Thanks for your comments. Bob