If you download the user guide, which is also an
installation guide it gives details on how to install
without a cd-rom. You do need an HTTP or an FTP
server on your own private network to get it done.
The user guide explains it all.
mike
--- robert jorgenson <
snoogans@qwest.net> wrote:
> From thier site it appears you need a 20MB cd iso
> image to install smoothwall ... am i missing
> something somewhere?
>
> On 05 Jun 2002 20:00:31 -0700
> "Bryce C." <plug@bryceco.net> wrote:
>
> > I've got a box nearly identical to that running
> smoothwall for my
> > network. I've actually got a 13Gb in it, (yes I
> know it's overkill but
> > it's for caching my little modem connection). It
> did have a floppy and
> > cdrom but I pulled those for other computers
> because it didn't need
> > them. Just the floppy drive was all that I needed
> for install w/network
> > option. Best router in my opinion it doesn't take
> forever to boot as
> > with floppies. Also, great user interface!
> (Especially once you edit
> > the files and remove the banners!) Just try it
> and you'll be amazed.
> >
> > Bryce C.
> > Network Administrator
> > CoBryce Communications
> > Bryce @ BryceCo . Net
> >
> > On 05 Jun 2002 18:36:27 -0700, robert jorgenson
> wrote:
> > > Ok i got this P1 200 mhz box here i want to turn
> into a firewall, its got a floppy drive and a 2 gig
> HD(couldn't find anything smaller), a 3com NIC, a
> realtek NIC, 64 megs of RAM and i was wondering what
> would be a good small firewall distro that i could
> install without a cdrom. Right now my setup is like
> this ...
> > >
> > >
> Parents Wintendo Box
> > > /
> > > Internet--qwest gateway box--4 port hub--[
> > > \
> > > 8
> port hub--My main box
> > >
> > > Im thinking it would be best to put the firewall
> infront of the first 4 port hub but my parents are
> wierd and i doubt they would let me do that, so i
> will probably be putting it in front of my hub. I
> really just want something to keep unwanted things
> out of my box. Plus i also want to set up a
> web/ftp/email server sometime in the near future but
> thats soemthing else alltogether :) Any help is
> apreciated thanks :)
> > >
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