[Gllug] ftp installs

[Vincent AE Scott]

Allen Wayne(Wayne.Allen at rhul.ac.uk)@Fri, Sep 27, 2002 at 12:40:04PM +0100:
> with a standard SUSE boot floppy I get Network->SMB or Network->NFS options.
> SMB just complains and there seems to be no set-up for it and I don't really
> want to build NFS into my server as its reasonably reliable and secure
> without it.

eek, no ftp/http options?  that sounds a little brain dead to me. 

how about using SMB then?  it wouldnt be the first protocol i'd have
thought about/chosen, but it does appear to *me* to be more reliable
than NFS.

if you dont have an overwhelming compelling reason to use Suse, why not
take this as an oppourtunity to switch allegiance to a different distro?

i'd recommend debian[1].

-v

[1] indeed, not mandy cooker anymore, i'm getting to like this stability
over making ropes with razor blades.


> 
> 
> Wayne
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vincent AE Scott [mailto:gllug at codex.net]
> Sent: 27 September 2002 12:32
> To: gllug at linux.co.uk
> Subject: Re: [Gllug] ftp installs
> 
> 
> Allen Wayne(Wayne.Allen at rhul.ac.uk)@Fri, Sep 27, 2002 at 12:14:18PM +0100:
> > Anyone know what distros allow ftp net install? My usual SUSE 8.0 doesn't?
> 
> 
> err, i was under the impression that they all did, and have done for
> ages.  thats from my expereinces, with redhat, mandrake, debian,
> slackware and gentoo.
> 
> it'd seem weird if suse didnt support it.
> 
> are you using the correct network enabled boot floppy?
> 
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