Re: serving a large file over a LAN?

[Robert Citek <rwcitek@alum.calberkeley.org>]

On Mar 26, 2006, at 8:09 AM, Robert Citek wrote:
> How can I server a large file (2+ GB) over a local network using  
> Knoppix 4.0.2CD?

Thanks to all for suggestions.  Unfortunately, I haven't had a chance  
to explore any of them, yet.  Instead, I copped out and went with  
what I was most familiar by splitting the large file to <2GB chunks.   
With the split I only needed to change a single line in my existing  
script from this:

  wget http://${webserver}/debian.img -O - > /dev/hda1

to this:

  wget http://${webserver}/debian.img.0{0,1} -O - > /dev/hda1

One of the nice features of wget is that it shows a progress bar, a  
nice visual that shows that something is going on.  With that change,  
Knoppix works great for cloning: insert CD, boot, run script,  
reboot.  Takes about 10 minutes to clone.

For details on the process:

http://www.cwelug.org/cgi-bin/wiki.cgi?BWorks/Cloning

Regards,
- Robert
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