No, he meant to take the cd's and install Linux on one of the boxes that way. Or use a floppy and install from the internet. Then use that box as your kickstart box for the rest. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jim Wildman, CISSP, RHCE jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.rossberry.com On Wed, 22 Jan 2003, KHALID _ wrote: > Seth vidal, > > Do you mean I can use my windows box as a place to export my LINUX files and > rpms? and kickstart accordingly? > > thanks; > khalid > > > >From: seth vidal <skvidal@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Reply-To: kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >To: kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >Subject: Re: kickstarting using an smb server? > >Date: 21 Jan 2003 23:21:38 -0500 > > > >On Tue, 2003-01-21 at 22:38, Niels Happel wrote: > > > Ok, > > > > > > I am answering myself, or better: "I need your knowledge!" > > > > > > First of all: Sorry bout my bad english, next the cause of needing that > >kind > > > of dirty hack: I ve got to migrate many workstatins from os2 to linux > >and the > > > only thing I have to use for it are os2 servers running smb and an > >network > > > that is absolutly overloaded. So there is no way to set up an ftp or > >http > > > server without having security problems or paining the bandwith. > > > No way - belive me, I ve checked and tested that all. > > > The only way is to kickstart using os2 (dhcp and so on, ok) as an smb > >server > > > for my linux system, so I need any idea kickstarting out of it. > > > > > > Does anybody know how to realize that stupid thing? > > > >setup one machine manually. > > > >copy the files to it. > >set it up as a local (192.168.x.x) nfs server > >kickstart your other boxes from there using local-only ip addresses > > > >no security problem, no additional pain. > > > >-sv > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Kickstart-list mailing list > >Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > > > > _______________________________________________ > Kickstart-list mailing list > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list >
