From owner-freebsd-chat Sun Jan 24 22:59:52 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id WAA28676 for freebsd-chat-outgoing; Sun, 24 Jan 1999 22:59:52 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from shell.futuresouth.com (shell.futuresouth.com [198.78.58.28]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id WAA28661; Sun, 24 Jan 1999 22:59:48 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from fullermd@futuresouth.com) Received: (from fullermd@localhost) by shell.futuresouth.com (8.9.1a/8.9.1) id AAA13378; Mon, 25 Jan 1999 00:59:46 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <19990125005946.U2971@futuresouth.com> Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 00:59:46 -0600 From: "Matthew D. Fuller" To: Matt Dillon Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc rc References: <199901250440.UAA00590@freefall.freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.93.2i In-Reply-To: <199901250440.UAA00590@freefall.freebsd.org>; from Matt Dillon on Sun, Jan 24, 1999 at 08:40:54PM -0800 Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Sun, Jan 24, 1999 at 08:40:54PM -0800, a little birdie told me that Matt Dillon remarked > dillon 1999/01/24 20:40:54 PST > > Modified files: > etc rc > Log: > Introduce rc script for BOOTP 'diskless' boot. Well, not quite diskless This brings to mind a though that's been perking in my head in various incarnations for a while. 1) As soon as I aquire some new hardware (primarily motherboard for this system), I'm going to be making my home network a lot neater, with central fileserver etc. I was looking at using CODA for filesharing. I have two systems with flaky IDE controllers (well, they're Compaqs), so I'm probably going to just run them diskless instead of putzing with them. Now, enter the truely interesting part... I have some systems I'd like to keep on -STABLE (3.0 now), like my dialup-router, etc. And I'd like to play with -CURRENT. Now, here's the kicker; using NFS (or perhaps preferably, CODA), set it up so this diskless workstation can be booted as either 3.0 or 4.0. I realize this could well involve some truely ugly hackery (or 2 floppies, but that's cheating). Since I'll probably have both trees on the fileserver anyway, I wouldn't think it'd be that much trouble to fluctuate. Who wants to be the first to shoot it down? ;> --- *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* | Matthew Fuller http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd | * fullermd@futuresouth.com fullermd@over-yonder.net * | UNIX Systems Administrator Specializing in FreeBSD | * FutureSouth Communications ISPHelp ISP Consulting * | "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, | * because I haven't figured out how to light the * | middle yet" | *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message