that sounds like the exact thing i had in mind. using scp is a good idea. secure, and it'll save me the headache of setting up a tftp server. now all i need is time, and a little guidance with the creation of the disk.
thanks! --- Erich Titl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mike > > At 04:06 06.11.2002, you wrote: > >Hi, i've been using lrp for years now, and a few > >months ago began running dachstein floppy. I've > come > >to the point where i have about 40bytes of floppy > >space left! > > > >Here's my question: > >is it at all possible to boot over the network > (using > >a tftp server) without a dhcp or bootp server > running? > > is there any way to program the nic's rom (or use > a > >minimal floppy boot disk) to set all the info > normally > >given by the dhcp/bootp server? > > I am exposed to a similar problem, there might be a > simple solution which I > havent tried yet. > > 1) build a minimal distribution on a floppy > including ssh but without most > of the other packages. > 2) boot from that floppy > 3) bring up your internal network card in an early > stage, maybe switching > first to init level 1 and fetch the rest of the > packages from a server > using scp (using public key authentication). > 4) install the fetched packages on your system using > lrpkg -I, then delete > them to free that space. > 5) If necessary switch to level 2 as usual and start > the rest > > Obviously you need a server on the internal net. > As I said, I have not tested this yet but in the > absence of a ADM for my > laptop gateway (no NIC roms) this might be the > solution in my case. > > HTH > > Erich > > THINK > Püntenstrasse 39 > 8143 Stallikon > mailto:erich.titl@;think.ch > PGP Fingerprint: BC9A 25BC 3954 3BC8 C024 8D8A B7D4 > FF9D 05B8 0A16 > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: See the NEW Palm Tungsten T handheld. Power & Color in a compact size! http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?palm0001en ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user SR FAQ: http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html
