DHCP (or lack thereof) may be the problem. Just create a new network: source box: ip addr add 172.0.0.2/24 brd + dev eth0
target box: ip addr add 172.0.0.3/24 brd + dev eth0 on source box: mkdir /mnt/root mount -o bind / /mnt/root rsync -aX /mnt/root/ 172.0.0.3:/path/to/root/ rsync -aX /var 172.0.0.3:/path/to/var rsync -aX /home 172.0.0.3:/path/to/home And please, don't use samba to transfer a unix filesystem--slow, and you will probably lose special files and permissions (dev nodes, suid, and sticky bits come to mind). A faster transfer (but more setup), would be to use tar and nc. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
