On Mon, 26 Feb 1996 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > From: Nick Busigin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > ... I'll need to install via floppies - at least until I install
> > enough packages so I can get a modem link and continue over a PPP or SLIP
> > connection ...
>
> Another pointer which may be useful to you is
> http://www.scimitar.com/debian/ "Anatomy of a Successful Debian Install"
> where the author explains how to install just the minimum needed to
> proceeed with a PPP connection. Note that some details are different
> with recent versions of the Linux kernel and of the Debian installation kit.
Thank you! I'll take a look there as it's exactly how I would like
to proceed.
> One more way is to connect your PC to a nearby one, already running Linux,
> via a parallel port cable (I don't remember the technical name) and use the
> PLIP driver (available after having installed via floppy the packages
> netbase and netstd.
Hmmm... that sounds like an attractive way of going as well. I'll look
into both methods and use the one that looks the best.
Thanks again,
Nick
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