though I was lossing my flaming marbles for a minute, i've just built the blinking floopy to test it to :-( excellent though thanks for the laugh it's been a hard day we lost a server due to a hardware fault so I spent the day on my knees praying to a NAS. yours a.r.b. -----Original Message----- From: kickstart-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:kickstart-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Peter Matulis Sent: 20 November 2001 20:34 To: 'kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx' Subject: RE: 7.1 nfs install requires DHCP? o.k. try this I think I know what is happening. My machine is getting *sometimes* an address from a Microsoft dhcp server. Strange thing is that it doesn't always work. Just tried it now. Peter Matulis -> -----Original Message----- -> From: btopenworld [mailto:arb.comms@xxxxxxxxxxx] -> Sent: November 20, 2001 3:31 PM -> To: kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx -> Subject: RE: 7.1 nfs install requires DHCP? o.k. try this -> -> -> have to agree with forest, need to test this, -> -> with no dhcp right, on 7.1 -> -> yours a.r.b. -> -> -> -----Original Message----- -> From: kickstart-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx -> [mailto:kickstart-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Peter Matulis -> Sent: 20 November 2001 20:16 -> To: 'kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx' -> Subject: RE: 7.1 nfs install requires DHCP? -> -> -> Well why does it work for 7.2 then? -> -> Peter Matulis -> -> -> -> -----Original Message----- -> -> From: Anne POSSOZ [mailto:Anne.Possoz@xxxxxxx] -> -> Sent: November 20, 2001 3:11 PM -> -> To: kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx -> -> Cc: possoz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -> -> Subject: Re: 7.1 nfs install requires DHCP? -> -> -> -> -> -> > I just tested it AND IT DOESN'T WORK. Still looking for a -> -> DHCP server. -> -> > -> -> > Oh, you are not storing your config files on the NFS -> -> server? You use the -> -> > floppy for that? -> -> -> -> Yes. Of course. How can you reach the network without any -> bootstrap. -> -> This is also the reason why we have a cgi-bin that prepares the -> -> disket for each computer. -> -> -> -> Anne -> -> -> -> -> -> -> -> _______________________________________________ -> -> Kickstart-list mailing list -> -> Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx -> -> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list -> -> -> -> -> -> _______________________________________________ -> Kickstart-list mailing list -> Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx -> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list -> -> -> -> _______________________________________________ -> Kickstart-list mailing list -> Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx -> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list -> _______________________________________________ Kickstart-list mailing list Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list