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From: "Peter Seibel" <seibel@sirius.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Need one bit of clarification on FreeBSD installation.
Date: 29 Nov 1995 22:52:16 -0800
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I have read the FreeBSD Handbook's section on installing FreeBSD
various ways.

My question is this: If I get a new computer with a nice big empty hard
drive -- i.e. no OS -- can I install FreeBSD in the following manner:

1. Make a boot floppy at home on my Linux box which is connected to the
net.
2. Connect the computer via the ethernet card to the office ethernet
which is connected to the net.
3. Boot the new, OS-less computer from the floppy.
4. Complete the installation via FTP.

Basically I don't want to have to FTP a bunch of stuff on to my Linux
box and then put it on floppies to transfer to the BSD box. But I'm also
hoping I can save money by not buying a CD-ROM drive I don't otherwise
need just to install the system from it.

-- 
Peter Seibel                                          seibel@mojones.com
Writer/Perl Hacker                                          510-482-9105