Hi Derek, for CentOS, copy the DVD onto a machine. Export this via ftp,http,nfs (internal only ). Either burn boot.iso to a CD or dd diskboot.img to a memory stick. After booting from one of these devices, you will be asked where the rest of the distro is. The installation will suck the packages from your server.
It is also useful to have your distro available via the network, as you can point yum at it. Cheers, Dave On Thu, 2008-09-18 at 11:09 +1200, Derek Smithies wrote: > Hi > On Wed, 17 Sep 2008, Steve Holdoway wrote: > > > On Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:18:59 +1300 > > Roy Britten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I'm setting up an Ubuntu 8.04 Server instance and would appreciate > >> advice on a recommended FTP server. > > > > My advice is "don't". The fundamental problem with ftp is that the > > password is transferred over the net in clear text, so if anyone's > > listening... > > Which is only half true. > > I have a Centos DVD, I want to install on several boxes. The boxes > are all older, and do not have DVD drives. > Well, I could total my bandwidth allocation and suck down centos CDs > and then spend time flipping CDs in and out of the different boxes. > > Not sure if I can set up the centos installation to do samba to get the > files of the server. > > Bah. > Install vsftpd, or wu-ftpd on the server, and set up anonymous ftp only. > Get a net install CD and do an anonymous install of the server. > > All boxes are on the same LAN. > > My advice: > ftp servers are not secure, for the reasons explained elsewhere > in this thread. For anonymous read only access, these security > issues are significantly reduced. > > Given the example above, there are times and places where a ftp server is > ideal. > > Derek. > > Derek Smithies Ph.D. > IndraNet Technologies Ltd. > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ph +64 3 365 6485 > Web: http://www.indranet-technologies.com/
