Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1999 10:34:31 -0700 (PDT) From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> To: "Robert M. Luedtke" <rluedtke@freewwweb.com> Cc: freeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: install over networked computers Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9910051033460.6368-100000@fw.wintelcom.net> In-Reply-To: <0720357011605a9SM2@Mail.austin.rr.com>
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On Tue, 5 Oct 1999, Robert M. Luedtke wrote: > I have a FreeBSD 2.2.8 system running on a Pentium II Compaq Presario with a > DVD-ROM drive. I have an old AST machine (Pentium 100MHz) without a CD-ROM > drive. They both have ethernet cards. I can network them together and > pinging shows that they are communicating with each other. I looked in the > installation FAQs looking for a way to install FreeBSD on the AST machine > over this intranet using the DVD-ROM drive of the Compaq for the > installation CD. I couldn't find anything. This is probably well covered > somewhere in the docs and I'm just over looking it. Any help, suggestions, > guidance, etc. would we very appreciated. Export the cdrom via NFS and install over nfs, or provide ftp access to the mounted cdrom and do an ftp instal via specific URL. -Alfred To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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