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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@FreeBSD.org>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Need one bit of clarification on FreeBSD installation.
Date: Sat, 02 Dec 1995 17:59:52 -0800
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Peter Seibel wrote:
> 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.

Yes, you can do all of the above.
-- 
						Jordan