Christoph, >> But I recommend ws_ftp That is what I have but when I goto any of the mirror sites and try to connect to the ftp address shown on the RedHat Fedora web site I see.... "Address lookup of FTP SITE failed. It may be misspelled, or your computer may not be connected to the network or Internet. Also check that your DNS and local name servers are properly configured and responding." I use the FTP program all the time for other FTP sites and it seems to work fine. Shouldn't I beable to directly connect to any of these FTP servers? Appreciate your help. --Al