how do I PXE boot a laptop so as to install OpenBSD??

Hello folks! I have a Gateway Solo 3350 and I want to remake it with OpenBSD. This laptop has an ethernet connection and a single USB port; And while I have access to a USB-based floppy drive, this device can not be used for booting. I am prepared to do a PXE ethernet boot but I need very s

installing with no floppy and no CD, only an ethernet connection

I want to put up 3.8 on my laptop. Can I download and run a DOS or Windoz pgm? I don't think I'm up to a PXE install., (It's the TCP scripting that frightens me.) --jg

OT: wrt OpenBSD, what's a good laptop

I want aircard support of course (which lets out DELL and a few other manufactuer's.) So what's the best? Why? BTW: I suspect, but have zero affirming data, that SSH2 has been cracked. I had numerous security incidents on another laptop (not running Obsd,) so I don't know if the problem was

looking for some configuration help

Right now I have a FreeBSD Gateway (generic) box and am trying to smoothly insert an obsd system in it's place. Lot's of issues, the present system has three nic cards and took a lot of time -- which now, well I have to do this right the first time. Anyone in New England (or especially souther

now, some issues that are OBSD front and center

So I spent yesterday putting up a nice OpenBSD box; Lot's of space, very fast -- and first thing today I discovered that EGCS does not equal GCC. I'd like to know what's involved in removing EGCS and installing GCC? And if you aren't a compiler person, my guess is that this not a trivial thing

a stupid question, and OT to boot

I am just not with it, ie., TCP and such like the rest of you; I am doing other stuff... Here's my question. Two boxes, at different locations. I am modem'ed into a remote box, (call it box REMOTE,) while I am at box LOCAL. I know my IP number (at LOCAL) I don't know the IP number at REMOTE

broken anime port, part of KDE

I need to get around this problem; Is adding comments to the KDE makefile the right solution?? I need a work around. Does anyone have any suggestions? --jg PS: Pls excuse me; I'm new to managing zillion line makes! I'm amazed that these are practical (though, the job has been running most

asuka -- where/how do I find/repair it to proceed with KDE build??

refer to: "www.monkey.org/openbsd/archive/ports/0409/msg00941.html" apparently the master copy available has a bad checksum; I've tried -DNO_CHECKSUM and the same with =true after it. Also tried the suggestion to REFETCH this build has taken all day and 12GB on a 1400MHz machine! and I am won

KDE and Xorg

is Xorg a security problem? I thought the issue was KDE. I'm a newbie to both OpenBSD and security problems; About a year ago I discovered that I had a pack of vermin inside my computer lab. The kind that come across TCP/IP lines.

oh me oh my!, I can't get Java to install, or graphics

And I do want my interface to the world to be secure. But I've heard that both of these packages (java and flash) are not. So first, I've come here to ask others, at least one quesiton: Is Java secure? More specificly, is the OpenBSD Java sub-system secure? Can I use it safely? I had a num

moving /usr/src or even /usr

Any hints... Is it realistic to attempt this? I intend to tar up the current /usr, then untar in in where I'd like my new /usr partition to be, then hand edit the fstab Or am I all wet?? Can this work? Suggestions? Have I forgotten something. I could do this with Linux -- but that's bloa

fastjar not available anymore?

I went to /usr/ports and did "make install clean" and am stuck because sourceforge won't accept FTP requests to get fastjar-v93. Help. Where might I find this file. I did a google search and don't see any comments re licensing restrictions, but it seems that none of the "usual [suspect] place