FW: SMB Installation

[Foung Vang <foung vang esstech com>]

Has anyone tried this type of installation before?  If so, can you tell
me how you got yours to work?

Thanks!

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Foung Vang 
> Sent:	Wednesday, September 30, 1998 3:16 PM
> To:	'redhat-install-list redhat com'
> Subject:	SMB Installation
> 
> Hello.
> 	I'm experimenting with the RedHat 5.1 installation over a
> network and can't seem to get it to detect my other system.  Here's my
> system configuration:
> 
> System1:
> Windows 98
> Hitachi's Notebook w/ CDROM
> Official RedHat 5.1 CD in CDROM Drive
> Digital 211XX Network Card 10BaseT
> 
> Login: Hitachi (capital H and then all lower case)
> Password: hitachi (all lower case)
> under Control Panel->Network
> Computer Name: Alpha
> Workgroup: Workgroup
> Computer Description: Hitachi Notebook
> IP Address: 192.168.1.50
> 
> System 2:
> 1 Har Drive (Win98)
> 1 Hard Drive (brand new)
> Clean System
> NetGear 10BaseT PCI Card (F310Tx I think) using Digital Tulip Chip
> 
> Both system are going through a NetGear 4 port hub
> 
> 
> 
> 1. I make sure I can see both system under Windows 98 and that ALL
> drives are shared, including the CDROM for System1.  Permission has
> been set to FULL
> 2. I then proceeded w/ the installation of RedHat.  I choose SMB and
> inserted the Supplimentary disk.
> 3.  It then ask me for the location/server where the RedHat 5.1 CD is
> and I give it the 
> IP address of 192.168.1.50  and mounting directory of "d" <--which is
> my CDROM drive on my Hitachi.  Also asks for the user and password
> name in order to log on w/ Network Access
> 
> It complains that it can't mount the location.
> 
> Any ideas?  Sholud I be using NFS instead of SMB for this type of
> installation?
> 
> Also, is Windows98 NFS?  I'm not sure if I ask this questions
> correctly or not.  Hopefully you would still understand me.
> 
> 
> Thanks for any help you can give me!