Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1998 18:50:50 -0800 () From: Rick Hamell <hamellr@dsinw.com> To: topcat@sk.sympatico.ca Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: wanted: FreeBSD via FTP Message-ID: <Pine.WNT.3.95.981122184408.-143525A-100000@direct-source.com.direct-source.com> In-Reply-To: <3658C273.9F2@sk.sympatico.ca>
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Ok, since you're running a NetBeui (ie, Microsoft hacked protocol) you're going to have a hard time installing to the Dos machine. If you can, run TCP/IP between the two machines. Second, download the FDIMAGE program and the boot disk image. You make a boot disk using those two programs, then you can simply configure the networking there (fairly simple compared to Win95 even,) then start the install. The Boot disk will automatically download the files it needs. Alternantly, run the TCP/IP connection between the two machines. Download the /bin /man and /doc directories, that should give you just about everything you need. From there, it's a simple exercise in telling the boot floppy to get the files locally instead of off the net. Probally the simplest way would be to take the DOS computer, slap the modem in it and run it that way. Afterwards, simply connect the Win95 machine to it and let FreeBSD run as your gateway. It'll be more efficent, 100times more secure, and probally a lot easier to setup and keep working then your current connection. Rick To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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