Installing gentoo on a internet sharing server

dimewood · n00b Joined: 07 Dec 2003 Posts: 1

Hi.

I want tp install gentoo stage1 on my server, the problem is that the server is sharing my internet connection to the rest of my network.
What I wonder is can I setup the server so that it is still sharing internet while i run a bootstrap and the rest of the install process on it?
Dose the live cd have iptabeles?

floffe · Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2003 5:37 pm Post subject:

If you already have a working linux distro, you could use that for the installation. The only problem I can think of would be creating the new prtitions without losing data, but I haven't tried resizing linux partitions, just created new ones. In the new http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook.xml?part=1 Installation handbook there are descriptions of how to use an existing linux system to install gentoo. Basically, you create the partitions, copy over the stage file, and chroots into the new environment. But check the link.

Halanegri · Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2003 6:07 pm Post subject:

There aren't any special internet tools available on the LiveCD, so you can't share the internet connection if you boot from it. You can however do as floffe suggested and create the neccessary partitions, and install from the already working GNU/Linux installation you have on your computer(opening up a terminal window is effectivelythe same thing as booting from a livecd), if you have enough free space.

cyrillic · Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2003 7:40 pm Post subject:

You might be able to do what you want if you boot from a KNOPPIX CD to do your Gentoo installation.