06-28-2008
Installing UNIX with no cd or floppy
I have an complicated problem to solve. I want to install a basic UNIX installation on a Compaq LTE 5280 (Win 95). The floppy drive does not work, and there is no cd-rom. It has a 14.4 modem, and I have dial-up internet. I also have another computer (Win 98) with a floppy drive, cd drive, and dial-up internet that i can link to via a null-modem serial cable. I am wondering if anyone can reccomend:
- A UNIX distribution to use
- How to install it
and
- How long it will take
If anyone could help with this interesting problem, I would appreciate it very much.
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dialups
dialups(4) File Formats dialups(4)
NAME
dialups - list of terminal devices requiring a dial-up password
SYNOPSIS
/etc/dialups
DESCRIPTION
dialups is an ASCII file which contains a list of terminal devices that require a dial-up password. A dial-up password is an additional
password required of users who access the computer through a modem or dial-up port. The correct password must be entered before the user
is granted access to the computer. The set of ports that require a dial-up password are listed in the dialups file.
Each entry in the dialups file is a single line of the form:
terminal-device
where
terminal-device The full path name of the terminal device that will require a dial-up password for users accessing the computer
through a modem or dial-up port.
The dialups file should be owned by the root user and the root group. The file should have read and write permissions for the owner (root)
only.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: A sample dialups file.
Here is a sample dialups file:
/dev/term/a
/dev/term/b
/dev/term/c
FILES
/etc/d_passwd dial-up password file
/etc/dialups list of dial-up ports requiring dial-up passwords
SEE ALSO
d_passwd(4)
SunOS 5.10 4 May 1994 dialups(4)