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From: Weyrich Computing Consulting <weyrich@goodnet.com>
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Subject: Re: distributing software updates to boxes on a network
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Try rdist
orville.
On Wed, 26 Jan 2000 graeme.n.brown@bt.com wrote:
> Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 10:08:20 -0000
> From: graeme.n.brown@bt.com
> To: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: distributing software updates to boxes on a network
>
> I want to develop unicast routing software and deliver/share new versions
> to FreeBSD PC routers on a test network under my administration in an
> automated hands-off way. I would appreciate suggestions for any neat ways
> of doing this.
>
> In the past I have tried doing this
>
> (i) via NFS where master version of S/W is held on an NFS server with
> individulal routers mounting exported directory for the s/w and thus
> all routers can execute same uptodate version of code
>
> OR
>
> (ii) via each router running a PERL script which does an ftp download
> of the s/w from an ftp server and then compiles/runs new version of
> code.
>
> TIA
>
> Graeme Brown
> BT Adastral Park, UK
> email: graeme.n.brown@bt.com
>
>
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