[CentOS] Linux boot floppy to install over net

[Bryan J. Smith]

Jim Perrin <jperrin at gmail.com> wrote:
> You can pxeboot though if the notebook is capable. It's a
> bit more difficult to set up than "insert floppy" but it's
> not too rough.

It's how us UNIX wennies have been doing it since the '80s.
Even Microsoft Remote Installation Service (RIS) works
similarly.
BOOTP (DHCP), TFTP ... done.|



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