[ale] Mandrake upgrade via nfs

[Geoffrey]

Robert Karaffa wrote:
> hi folks,
>     my mandrake 9.2 box acts as my internet gateway/firewall/dns.  i 
> recently upgraded it from mandrake 8.2 (actually i reinstalled the OS 
> rather than upgrade...and am happy that i did).  i did the reinstall via 
> nfs because it was faster than trying to feed CDs to the machine, and it 
> only boots from a floppy anyway.  worked like a charm.
> 
> the question:  since this box is my internet gateway/firewall/dns, i am 
> wondering if it is possible to upgrade it to mandrake 10.1 via nfs....?
> 
> the reason i ask is this:  when i did the aforementioned upgrade, i used 
> an old Macintosh as a internet gateway/firewall/dns replacement until i 
> could get the mandrake box back on-line.  now that it is, i'm not sure i 
> understand how to do an upgrade via nfs when the box i wish to upgrade 
> is the dns for my home LAN...

I would think it would still work, although you'd have to point to 
another dns, since your dns services would not be available during the 
upgrade.

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Until later, Geoffrey