From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Feb 24 16:35:31 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id QAA17897 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Tue, 24 Feb 1998 16:35:31 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from us.net (laurel.us.net [198.240.72.4]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id QAA17875 for ; Tue, 24 Feb 1998 16:35:19 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jjw@us.net) Received: from q.jjw.us.net (q.jjw.us.net [207.244.202.2]) by us.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id SAA29193; Tue, 24 Feb 1998 18:20:51 -0500 (EST) X-Provider: US Net - Advanced Internet Services - (301) 572-5926 - info@us.net Where Business Connects! (tm) -- http://www.us.net/ Message-ID: <34F351A5.167EB0E7@us.net> Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 18:03:01 -0500 From: John Woodruff Organization: US Net X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (X11; I; FreeBSD 2.2.5-RELEASE i386) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Robert Watson , Joe McGuckin CC: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: A web-based FreeBSD configuration tool. References: <199802242058.MAA24843@monk.via.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Joe McGuckin wrote: > I think it would be neat if the install code had a www interface, > so that I didn't need to scrounge up a keyboard & monitor > [...] > So, I'd put the boot floppy in the machine, hit reset, go over to > my web browser and type in http://install.freebsd.org. > > I think Cisco does something similar to this for their > 'out-of-the-box' configuration. Yes, almost exactly. It's truly a wonder to behold. See: http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios111/tech1.htm for the inside details. Robert N. Watson wrote: > I don't like the idea of sniffing to try and steal an IP, sniffing > to find DNS, etc. Seems like a poor idea; the possibilities for > conflicts are too great, not to mention the ability to pick up > incorrect information! It works for Cisco. Nonetheless, it does sound woefully complex to implement on a floppy. I'd just like to see the existing install system expanded... -- John Woodruff, Sr. Network Engineer, US Net - 301-572-5926 Washington/Baltimore/Richmond ISP - $6.95/month for full PPP! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message