Doing a Linux MASS install.

Peter plp-ysDPMY98cNQDDBjDh4tngg at public.gmane.org
Thu Jul 20 21:36:02 UTC 2006


On Thu, 20 Jul 2006, Vlad wrote:

> On 7/20/06, Peter <plp-ysDPMY98cNQDDBjDh4tngg at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> [snip]
>> 
>> A single network segment won't support more than 256 hosts but 100 is
>> about the limit ime. It would make a 100MBps segment feel like 1MBps
>> adsl, at best.
>
>       Repeat after me "This is my multicasted stream. There are many
> like it, but this one is mine. Multicasting is my best friend. It is
> my life. [...]". Ahem. I'll be quiet now. ;)

Assuming you have the right clients and servers. I made the assumption 
that plain etherboot is used (as installed by default on, e.g. Knoppix). 
Little more than an etherboot floppy is needed to start the whole thing, 
from just a single Knoppix CD.

Peter
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