Files required from Internet

BlackCuillin · Posted: Mon May 26, 2003 6:23 am Post subject: Files required from Internet

I am part way through installing Gentoo Linux on a PII 333Mhz machine, which is not connected to the internet. I have another PC running Win XP which has a dialup internet connection. I have got as far as getting the latest packages. Each time I do this I find it needs another file that I need to download. What I was wondering, is there a way to find out all the files required before trying to install them? I seem to get so far and find out it needs another file, download it then start again, which doesn't seem to be the most efficient way of doing it!!!

I know that emerge-up world lists the packages, but it doesn't list the required files.

Also I have a live CD for the install. Every time I boot the PC, it seems that all the files I have extracted have been deleted. Is there any way to leave it the way it was without undoing all the hard work I have done????
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GuidoJ · Guru Joined: 24 Dec 2002 Posts: 444 Location: Netherlands

Maybe

cyrillic · Posted: Mon May 26, 2003 6:08 pm Post subject:

If both of your machines have NIC's you could use Internet Connection Sharing on your Windows machine. This would allow the Gentoo machine to transparently download through your dialup connection.

BlackCuillin · Posted: Mon May 26, 2003 7:24 pm Post subject:

I only have a NIC on my linux machine. My windows PC only has a modem and no NIC.
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TheCoop · Posted: Mon May 26, 2003 8:11 pm Post subject:

buy a nic and set up a proxy server?
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