Hi Tom, I modified your distribution a bit and put an ftpd deamon on it... well actually an anonymous read-only server. I had intended to use it to boot up my wife's laptop and download files from her cdrom via PLIP. I was hoping to upgrade my RH Linux distribution, but in the end I wasn't able to get PLIP working. I think I had the wrong cable type. Anyway I was able to boot it up and do a test "ftp localhost" (6.7M file in 8 seconds), so the server appears to work. If you or any of your readers are interested I put it on my personal webspace at: http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/adjohn/ If RH can install over PLIP it may be useful. BTW: Had a great time trying to figure out that cross compiler stuff. Maybe I should have checked PLIP first! Thanks, AJ Here's the README.1ST file: ----------- This is a distribution of tomsrtbt which has been modified slightly to provide an ftp (anonymous) server. It's only been slightly tested, so I'd be happy to hear about your experience (good or bad). The original distribution of tomsrtbt is available at: http://www.toms.net/rb/ The ftp server is a lite version written by D.J. Bernstein, see: ftp://koobera.math.uic.edu/www/anonftpd.html To start the ftp server, simply run "inetd". The ftp directory is symlinked to /cdrom. To mount the cdrom, the command is something like this: mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdc0 /cdrom (I think... going from memory... also depends on cdrom device) >From memory, here's the changes I've made: 1. Removed the ce and dmsdos stuff as suggested by Tom. 2. Added the following files: /usr/bin/inetd /usr/bin/anonftpd /etc/inetd.conf /usr/ftp/pub (symlink to /cdrom) /usr/man/inetd /usr/man/anonftpd Remember to read tomsrtbt.FAQ Good-Luck! A.D. Johnson Moncton, NB Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED]
