Hello all! I am searching for a *nix distro for a project I am about to undertake.

I have a laptop (p3 500mhz, 128MB ram, 10GB hard drive) that I would like to use as a server for VPN & possibly hosting a small personal web site. Now, here is where it gets a bit tricky. There is no optical drive. There is a floppy drive and an ethernet port (no wireless). In the bios, there is no "boot from network" option.

Is there a way to install say, FreeBSD over my network with my desktop? Or could I possibly share my DVD drive on my desktop and install it to the laptop that way? Or am I stuck using floppies? I have a 32MB flash drive, but it also doesn't have a "boot from USB" option in the bios.

If I have to do this with floppies, can anyone reccommend a unix (or linux) distro that I could install with a small number of floppies? I can always download & install any optional software later correct (like Gnome or KDE)?