[Tfug] network install?

[Brian Murphy]

Quoting "James A. Gronowski" <jagronow@u.arizona.edu>:
> I have a spare machine that has RedHat 7.2 installed.  I want to
> upgrade to the latest Redhat, or perhaps Mandrake 9.0.  Here's my
> question:  Can I do an installation over a LAN with a WinXP machine? 
> I'm not exactly sure how to do it.  I can either download files to
> the Windows machine, or I can use the Redhat machine to get files
> directly from the internet.  I considered using a net-install distro
> like Gentoo, but decided against it for now.
> 

I don't really get what having a WinXP machine has to do with this.  A
Red Hat network install is easy.  Download the netboot disk, boot your
system from the floppy and follow the screens.  You'll need to know the
server name and path to the RedHat directory.

Brian