Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
>
> Btw if you have a LAN with more than one computer, setting up SLP is
> really cool. It basically works the same as DHCP, but instead of sending
> a broadcast "give me an IP address" it's "give me installation sources".
> In yast select SLP instead of URL as new source to add. If you copy the
> install DVD onto a harddisk, mount it, serve it with vsftpd, and list it
> with the SLP server, you can install any box on the LAN by booting the
> first CD/DVD/netinstall ISO and selecting SLP as installation source. I
> wouldn't run an installfest without it.
>
> Volker
>
>   

thats cool, I have only experienced slp for media files (ie audio and
video).

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