Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 22:00:41 -0500 From: Ravi Pina <ravi@cow.org> To: rick hamell <hamellr@dsinw.com>, dready@richmond.infi.net, kphayes@hotmail.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Installing over network Message-ID: <19990203220041.B15008@happy.cow.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.990202181832.12426A-100000@dsinw.com>; from rick hamell on Tue, Feb 02, 1999 at 06:20:56PM -0800 References: <36B7952C.40BD6A@kinkos.com> <Pine.BSF.3.91.990202181832.12426A-100000@dsinw.com>
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On Tue, Feb 02, 1999 at 06:20:56PM -0800, rick hamell wrote:
> > I would like to install freebsd onto a dedicated machine (which doesn't
> > have a cdrom) over my home peer to peer network. I have two windows95
> > machines connected through a hub. How do I get the freebsd machine to
> > install from the freebsd cdrom in the windows95 machine.
>
> Well, I think you'll it'll be easiest for you to install the
> CDROM in to the FreeBSD machine. Other wise you're going to have to find
> and install a third party FTP server software for Win95 (If such a thing
> exists,) and see if Win95 will be smart enough to figure out that it's
> supposed to be sending files. :)
>
> Rick
>
Well, with a cross-over ethernet, you may be able to connect the two
togerther, setting up the win box as a ftp server. Use whatever IP
address you want, but use 255.255.255.255 as the netmask. I'm not
sure what the file structure needs to be tho for a ftp server.
-r
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