RE: [LI] installing over network

[Milind Lele <milindl@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> my pc in office does not have a cd drive. but the person sitting next to
> me
> has a cd drive. how can i install linux from his cd drive. never had this
> problem at home so this is a grey area :)
> 
1. The machine with CD drive should have either an FTP server or NFS
2. Your machine should have a floppy drive

Now create a boot disk using bootnet.img and boot your machine. When it asks
for source, specify FTP or NFS as per the case.

HTH
Milind
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