In article <6fTPh.13383$5i7.4114@bignews4.bellsouth.net>,
bargerw@bellsouth.net says...
> Several years ago, I found a 'Diskette boot image'.
>
> It would load Linux, and could be configured as a Print Server, File Server,
> and a Router. (Similar to Freesco).
>
> I can no longer find it. Any ideas?
>
> I have tried to install, what I call a 'Skinny install', using a Linux
> install CD. Trying to deselect everything I did not want.
> It then would come back with some dependencies errors, forcing me to install
> allot of stuff I did not want, or need.
>
> I even tried the "Linux for Dummies". Strange thing about it was, you could
> find the command, it described the command, but no info on it's usage.
>
> I really want to build using an old pc I have. Wanted a file server only.
> (Like Samba).
>
> Any ideas where to look?
>
>
>


This link mentions file server on a floppy. Might help.

http://www.serverelements.com/naslite.php

Thanks. I will look into it.

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"flyer" wrote in message
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> In article <6fTPh.13383$5i7.4114@bignews4.bellsouth.net>,
> bargerw@bellsouth.net says...
>> Several years ago, I found a 'Diskette boot image'.
>>
>> It would load Linux, and could be configured as a Print Server, File
>> Server,
>> and a Router. (Similar to Freesco).
>>
>> I can no longer find it. Any ideas?
>>
>> I have tried to install, what I call a 'Skinny install', using a Linux
>> install CD. Trying to deselect everything I did not want.
>> It then would come back with some dependencies errors, forcing me to
>> install
>> allot of stuff I did not want, or need.
>>
>> I even tried the "Linux for Dummies". Strange thing about it was, you
>> could
>> find the command, it described the command, but no info on it's usage.
>>
>> I really want to build using an old pc I have. Wanted a file server
>> only.
>> (Like Samba).
>>
>> Any ideas where to look?
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> This link mentions file server on a floppy. Might help.
>
> http://www.serverelements.com/naslite.php

On Wed, 04 Apr 2007 18:23:19 -0700, flyer wrote:

> In article <6fTPh.13383$5i7.4114@bignews4.bellsouth.net>,
> bargerw@bellsouth.net says...
>> Several years ago, I found a 'Diskette boot image'.
>>
>> It would load Linux, and could be configured as a Print Server, File Server,
>> and a Router. (Similar to Freesco).
>>
>> I can no longer find it. Any ideas?
>>
>> I have tried to install, what I call a 'Skinny install', using a Linux
>> install CD. Trying to deselect everything I did not want.
>> It then would come back with some dependencies errors, forcing me to install
>> allot of stuff I did not want, or need.
>>
>> I even tried the "Linux for Dummies". Strange thing about it was, you could
>> find the command, it described the command, but no info on it's usage.
>>
>> I really want to build using an old pc I have. Wanted a file server only.
>> (Like Samba).
>>
>> Any ideas where to look?
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> This link mentions file server on a floppy. Might help.
>
> http://www.serverelements.com/naslite.php

Try Damn Small Linux
http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/
or Server-Optimized Linux
http://www.sol-linux.com/

The reply 'flyer' posted works just fine.
I looked at 'damn skinny' but NASLite has a good fit for what I was looking
for.

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"x1a4" wrote in message
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> On Wed, 04 Apr 2007 18:23:19 -0700, flyer wrote:
>
>> In article <6fTPh.13383$5i7.4114@bignews4.bellsouth.net>,
>> bargerw@bellsouth.net says...
>>> Several years ago, I found a 'Diskette boot image'.
>>>
>>> It would load Linux, and could be configured as a Print Server, File
>>> Server,
>>> and a Router. (Similar to Freesco).
>>>
>>> I can no longer find it. Any ideas?
>>>
>>> I have tried to install, what I call a 'Skinny install', using a Linux
>>> install CD. Trying to deselect everything I did not want.
>>> It then would come back with some dependencies errors, forcing me to
>>> install
>>> allot of stuff I did not want, or need.
>>>
>>> I even tried the "Linux for Dummies". Strange thing about it was, you
>>> could
>>> find the command, it described the command, but no info on it's usage.
>>>
>>> I really want to build using an old pc I have. Wanted a file server
>>> only.
>>> (Like Samba).
>>>
>>> Any ideas where to look?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> This link mentions file server on a floppy. Might help.
>>
>> http://www.serverelements.com/naslite.php
>
> Try Damn Small Linux
> http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/
> or Server-Optimized Linux
> http://www.sol-linux.com/
>
>

Bill wrote:
> Several years ago, I found a 'Diskette boot image'.
>
> It would load Linux, and could be configured as a Print Server, File Server,
> and a Router. (Similar to Freesco).
>
> I can no longer find it. Any ideas?
>
> I have tried to install, what I call a 'Skinny install', using a Linux
> install CD. Trying to deselect everything I did not want.
> It then would come back with some dependencies errors, forcing me to install
> allot of stuff I did not want, or need.
>
> I even tried the "Linux for Dummies". Strange thing about it was, you could
> find the command, it described the command, but no info on it's usage.
>
> I really want to build using an old pc I have. Wanted a file server only.
> (Like Samba).
>
> Any ideas where to look?
>
>

Either Slackware fora roll-your-own fileserver, or something like
freeNAS, which while not exactly linux, is a free NAS fileserver.

Cheers,
mvdw

Group: comp.os.linux Date: Sat, May 12, 2007, 8:25pm (CDT+15) From:
""matt\"@"> (none)

script:

>Either Slackware fora roll-your-own
>fileserver, or something like freeNAS,
>which while not exactly linux, is a free
>NAS fileserver.

For me: FreeBSD is kewl tuu. Going to freeNAS, and following their
link to wikipedia NAS, I find a link to Openfiler, which _is_ Linux,…
albeit a hybrid of NAS and SAN.

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dowcom

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