Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 00:59:46 -0600 From: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@futuresouth.com> To: Matt Dillon <dillon@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc rc Message-ID: <19990125005946.U2971@futuresouth.com> In-Reply-To: <199901250440.UAA00590@freefall.freebsd.org>; from Matt Dillon on Sun, Jan 24, 1999 at 08:40:54PM -0800 References: <199901250440.UAA00590@freefall.freebsd.org>
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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
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