Re: call me when you finally get the CDs

From: Robert Bernier <robert(dot)bernier5(at)sympatico(dot)ca>
To: Robert Treat <xzilla(at)users(dot)sourceforge(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: call me when you finally get the CDs
Date: 2005-02-28 18:41:29
Message-ID: 200502281341.29713.robert.bernier5@sympatico.ca
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On February 28, 2005 01:35 pm, you wrote:
> > - will become network aware if connected through a nic (not wireless)
>
> Just this weekend I happened to be playing with my copy from last years
> OSCon on a machine that only had a wireless nic on it. The source for
> the nic drivers was compiled and kept on a hard drive so when I booted
> the cd I could mount the hard drive and then load the nic modules into
> the kernel and have network access. If you really need wifi access,
> something similar could probably be done with a usb drive.

Can you provide me with a short blow by blow account of the process you used? Sounds like a good article to write about.

cheers

Robert

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