Re: [Sheflug] laptop problem

[Will Newton <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tuesday 09 Apr 2002 9:21 am, you wrote:

> 1. what would I need to do to get the PCMCIA lan working from the small
> linux boot?

Get a distribution that can use PCMCIA from boot. Debian boot-floppies do 
this OK.

> 2. what command would I need to use to mount the CD on 192.168.0.x machine
> onto the laptop at 192.168.1.y and copy all the files across?

Install NFS. It's quite simple. Stick your CDROM in the drive and mount it.
Add something like this to /etc/exports:

/cdrom            (ro,insecure,nohide,all_squash)

You will need to restart the NFS daemon (stat.d) for this to take effect.

Debian, and I assume others, lets you specify an NFS path to install from. 
The path should look something like 192.168.1.1:/cdrom (host:path).

> 3. would it matter whether the machine the CD is on (192.168.0.x) is
> running linux or windoze - both are available on the network but would
> linux scramble the win-type .cab files in copying across or, if it might,
> could I use Samba with a small linux boot on the laptop?

Sorry, I haven't installed Windows in several years so I don't know if this 
is possible.
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