From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 4 16:45:01 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BDBD1106566C for ; Tue, 4 Mar 2008 16:45:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl [IPv6:2001:4070:101:2::1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E94F28FC17 for ; Tue, 4 Mar 2008 16:43:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m24GXkff065727; Tue, 4 Mar 2008 17:33:46 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from localhost (wojtek@localhost) by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) with ESMTP id m24GWrVJ065720; Tue, 4 Mar 2008 17:33:36 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 17:32:53 +0100 (CET) From: Wojciech Puchar To: Jesse Sheidlower In-Reply-To: <20080304153700.GA26045@panix.com> Message-ID: <20080304173223.F65719@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> References: <20080304153700.GA26045@panix.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing FreeBSD remotely via serial console X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:45:01 -0000 much better method - install via livecd, let someone start livecd, set UP IP, gateway, resolv.conf and start sshd then you do the rest On Tue, 4 Mar 2008, Jesse Sheidlower wrote: > > I'm getting a new Dell server delivered to our corporate > datacenter. There is a serial console available there. > > What is the process for installing FreeBSD remotely by logging > in to the serial console? I'm assuming that I can get a tech > in the datacenter to put a FreeBSD install disc into the CD > drive, and take it from there, but I've never used a serial > console and don't know what the process is. > > I'm trying to avoid having to either travel to the datacenter > myself, or to get the server shipped to me here for > installation and then shipped down to the datacenter. > > Thanks. > > Jesse Sheidlower > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >