[ale] [Fwd: upgrades via ftp?]

[Wandered Inn]

Anyone ever seen this error when attempting an ftp upgrade?  I've never
done an ftp install or upgrade, so I don't have a clue.

> How does one do upgrade via ftp.  What I just installed is fairly old,
> although it's probably adequate for my needs.
> Nonetheless, I thought it might be nice to upgrade, especially since we have
> a very fast T1 here.  I've gotten past making install disk and supplemental
> install disk, I start the upgrade process, I log into the ftp server, it
> gets a few files and then says:
> 
> "I cannot get file /pub/mandrake/5.3/RedHat/base/comps: Error setting remote
> server to passive mode"
> 
> I have gotten this ftp error from two different ftp mirror sites.  Do you
> know what I have to do to get this working?

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