Re: install from files on win98 machine

["David Hodnett" <dwar@earthlink.net>]

Michael Endsley asked:

> After searching Google, I will try asking :)
> I have the required 3.1 files on my windows machine.
> I would like to install 3.1 on a different machine that
> is connected via nic's.
> I tried pointing ftp to the windows address, but it
> didn't work. I have all directories/files "share" enabled,
> and check the machine names and addresses.
> How do I point the installation to the windows machine?

You need to be a little more specific.

If you want to ftp the necessary files from your Win98 box to your 
oBSD box, then you need an ftp server running on the Win98 box.  
You could run a shareware or freeware version just long enough to 
bring the files over, which is what I did.

If you want to use shares, you must run Samba on the oBSD box 
first.  That might not be a feasible solution if you can't get the 
Samba port over to the oBSD box in order to install it.  (Samba is 
what allows oBSD to see the available shares on the network.)

My overall suggestion is disable sharing, download an ftp server 
from any one of dozens of Win98 software sites, learn how to set it 
up to accept anonymous requests, and then tell your oBSD to go 
to 192.168.0.1, and the /openBSD directory if your files are in 
C:/openBSD.

There are alternatives, such as burning a CD, etc etc, but try this 
approach.

David
dwar@earthlink.net



You can try pointing your oBSD box at the Win98 machine