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Installation through FTP

I am using Fedora and want to install through FTP on my client machine.I completely copy the contents of fedora dvd into /var/ftp/pub.
Then Restart vsftpd server.

The problem is when the client connect through FTP I.E (boot:linux askmethod) for installation process.After assigning key board ,Language IP address, Just after

Code:

FTP setup 



FTP Site Name: 192.168.1.10

Fedora Directoty:/pub

By pressing Ok it show

Unable to retrieve
ftp://192.168.1.10//pub/images/stage2.img

I can ping the client computer from the server.THe firewall is disable as well.

Kindly guide me how can I fix it?
thanks,
garden

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Originally Posted by gardenair (Post 4408622)

I am using Fedora and want to install through FTP on my client machine.I completely copy the contents of fedora dvd into /var/ftp/pub. Then Restart vsftpd server.

The problem is when the client connect through FTP I.E (boot:linux askmethod) for installation process.After assigning key board ,Language IP address, Just after

Code:

FTP setup 

FTP Site Name: 192.168.1.10

Fedora Directoty:/pub

By pressing Ok it show
Unable to retrieve ftp://192.168.1.10//pub/images/stage2.img

I can ping the client computer from the server.THe firewall is disable as well.

Well, first thing to check is to make sure that you can log in from another computer that's on the same subnet as the machine you're trying to build. You should also be able to (once you're connected with your FTP client), type in "cd /pub", and see the file name specified there. If you can't do any of those things, you're not set up correctly.

And did you try to check the Fedora docs, where all of the steps are outlined in great detail, with pictures, on how to set this up and troubleshoot it?
http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/...aring-x86.html
http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/...talls-x86.html

Thanks for the detail reply.well there are few things i want to clea.
The installation server has contents of fedora 7 under
/var/ftp/pub
I keep all contents inside pub dir and restart the vsftpd service.this means i have full controll on my installation server.
As concern to subnet both have same subnet
Server:192.168.1.10 / 255.255.255.0
Client: 192.168.1.20 / 255.255.255.0
How can i get a prompt which running ftp methos as mentionded i my previous post.
thanks
garden

Quote:

Originally Posted by gardenair (Post 4409022)

Thanks for the detail reply.well there are few things i want to clea.
The installation server has contents of fedora 7 under
/var/ftp/pub

Again, Fedora 7 is VERY old. Installing such old OS'es is a BAD IDEA....

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I keep all contents inside pub dir and restart the vsftpd service.this means i have full controll on my installation server.

Great...did you look for the file mentioned in the error message? Is it THERE? What are the permissions on it?

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As concern to subnet both have same subnet
Server:192.168.1.10 / 255.255.255.0
Client: 192.168.1.20 / 255.255.255.0
How can i get a prompt which running ftp methos as mentionded i my previous post.

Again, you get another computer. You type in "ftp <server address>" and press ENTER. Log in. And again, you need to READ the very detailed instructions from the Fedora forums, which TELL YOU how to set this up and troubleshoot it.