I have to set up a lab of identical computers running Linux. I set up one machine the way I wanted it and then wrapped up all the files in a tarball that I store on a server. Using the networking support and the netcat (man nc) and tar utilities on Tom's root/boot floppy (and some custom scripts) I can restore a complete machine from scratch over the network in under 15 minutes. I can restore multiple machines simultaneously, but the network starts to bog down and the install times increase. I've use Ghost imaging software and it allows you to multicast an image out to the network and then simultaneously restore all clients. I'd like to do this. Does any one know of a netcat-like tool that allows you to multicast? Or does this capability already exist in netcat? (I'm not a networking expert. It's quite probable that I overlooked something with regard to netcat features.) Or perhaps some interested networking guru would be interested in adding this support to netcat? (Have the netcat server wait until some number of netcat clients have connected and then start broadcasting?) Thanks, Tony Richardson - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
