What would be the point? You wouldn't know where the DHCP had put the computer... :-D Cheers, Chris Norman <!-- cnorman at rnibncw.ac.uk --> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Butch Bussen" <butchb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 11:37 PM Subject: Re: installing remotely > What would you type if you wanted to use dhcp? > 73s > Butch Bussen > wa0vjr > > On Sat, 11 Nov 2006, > Janina Sajka wrote: > >> This is mostly correct. One suggestion: >> >> Rather than ksdevice=eth0, use the mac address to be very certain telnet >> will talk to the device you intend: >> >> ksdevice=aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff >> >> PS: The advice here references Fedora, none others. >> >> Tom Moore writes: >>> If my memory serves me right the instructions are: >>> At the boot prompt once you put the cd in the drive type: >>> Text telnet ksdev=/dev/eth0 ip=www.xxx.yyy.zzz netmask=www.xxx.yyy.zzz >>> gateway=www.xxx.yyy.zzz >>> /dev/eth0 being the first network card in the machine that Fedora >>> detects. >>> I believe you can use dhcp as well, but if you do that then you'll have >>> to >>> hunt around for the machine to see what ip it was given by the dhcp >>> server >>> so when I do an install like this I can always know where the machine >>> is. >>> >>> Tom >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca >>> [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] >>> On Behalf Of Butch Bussen >>> Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 7:34 AM >>> To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. >>> Cc: RadSurfer at yahoo.com >>> Subject: installing remotely >>> >>> I've seen references on thist occasionally on either using telnet or a >>> "serial console" to install from another machine. What do I type at the >>> first prompt to do this? >>> I run an i r l p ham radio Linux box and have done four of these, but >>> always needed sighted help to do the initial install. Once I get up and >>> running I can use my windows machine witha terminal program and winscp >>> to >>> do what I need. Hoping there is a way to do this without sighted help. >>> 73s >>> Butch Bussen >>> wa0vjr >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Speakup mailing list >>> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>> >>> -- >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>> Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.0/524 - Release Date: >>> 11/8/2006 >>> >>> >>> -- >>> No virus found in this outgoing message. >>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>> Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.0/524 - Release Date: >>> 11/8/2006 >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Speakup mailing list >>> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> -- >> >> Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.595.7777 >> Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://CapitalAccessibility.Com >> >> Marketing the Owasys 22C talking screenless cell phone in the U.S. and >> Canada--Go to http://ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more. >> >> Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) >> janina at freestandards.org http://a11y.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
