In the CYGWIN setup, when it asks for Install from Internet Download from Internet Install from Local Directory You select Download from internet I have used the following ftp site, it works great. ftp.nas.nasa.gov Once, you are done with downloading the packages, then again run setup and now select Install from Local Directory Sanjay -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/