Re: Installing large files
Fred Zarnowski wrote:
>
> I am trying to install Debian on a laptop with no network connection and no
> CDROM. I have been ftp'ing files to a W95 desktop then sneaker net via
> floppy to the laptop. Unfortunately, I haven't solved large files like
> Xbase that won't fit on a 1.44 floppy. I did get minicom going on the
> laptop so I could download from a BBS if I could find one.
>
> I would appreciate any suggestions or comments. Thanks.
I would reccommend using a null-modem serial connection between your
laptop
and the machine which has the debian files. The newer versions of 95's
dialup
networking support this. Just get ppp set up on the laptop and proceed
from there.
Jens B. Jorgensen
jjorgens@bdsinc.com
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