Problem with Sarge Installation without CD and Internet

[Michelle Konzack <linux4michelle@freenet.de>]

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Hello,

I have several homogenous networks and there is one web server which
hold a virtualhost with a full Sarge mirror.

The machines which I try to install do not have any CD-Rom drives and
can not bootet using BOOTP.  The machines (mainly servers) have only
intern (!!!) floppy drives and are without USB.

OK, I am booting from floppys which are working fine up to the moment,
where the Debs should be downloaded...

Because the Sarge mirror is on a VHost, I cant get it by IP because it
resolv to the physical server.  The network use /etc/hosts only.

Unter Woody I have used

  echo "192.168.1.100  debian.intern.tld  debian" >>/etc/hosts

and it was working.  Under Sarge it does not work.  Then I have tried

  echo "192.168.1.100  debian.intern.tld  debian" >>/target/etc/hosts

Which gaved me the same problem.  Oh yes, I can ping 192.169.1.100.

How can I solv this problem?

Thanks and nice weekend
    Michelle Konzack


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