At 10:05 AM 2/18/03, you wrote:
I can install Red Hat faster over the network than from CD any day. CD's are not that fast of a media even with the current 52x readers. Also we have a script that updates the install files so that when we do an install Red Hat, It is current without adding updates since it's release.> > I'm kind of an old fashion kinda guy, and I say without a CD-rom/floppy > drive how will you be able to install Linux? I know there is the Bios > network install, but I just don't trust it, I never used it, and it's a > new > technology wait several years, until the technology is really tested, but > for now, I'll stick to Cd-rom's and floppies.This "technology" is not anywhere near to being new. It has been around for years and is well tested. You can also just use a cdrom to install it and then rip it out after if you are that paranoid, or just put physical security measures in place like I mentioned above.
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