Re: Old Laptop as printserver
Andreas Tscharner <starfire@dplanet.ch>:
> Hello World,
>
> I have an old DX-4 (80486 - 100MHz) laptop. I want to use it as
> printserver. The problem is: It has no CD-drive.
>
> So my idea was to use my NE2000 compatible network card on the laptop
> and export (NFS) my CD drive on my desktop computer. Therefore it should
> be possible to install via NFS.
>
> My questions:
> Do the standard boot disks from potato (2.2rc0) have the pcmcia modules
> (NE 2000) and NFS modules or do I have to make a boot floppy myself?
>
> Is there anywhere on the net an installation guide to set up a
> printserver (used from Linux and from Windows side)?
>
> Thank you for your answers.
>
> Best regards
> Andreas
> --
> Andreas Tscharner
> starfire@dplanet.ch
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