OK, I downloaded the 1.5.1 distribution sets to an 8500-equivalent 
running 1.5 BETA with a D-Link 100BaseT card and got a bit more than 
300KB/sec early this afternoon.

I used sysinst on a G4 AGP at around 5PM (Pacific) and was getting 
around 6KB/sec before I gave up.

Should I assume it was a difference between the install kernel and a 
GENERIC one or should I assume it was the time of day?  I find it 
hard to believe there was enough local congestion to matter.  In 
either case I'll probably install from a local copy rather than 
direct the next time I try.
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