This document explains HOWTO use CentOS NetInstall to install CentOS using a FTP server.
Download : CentOS NetInstall and CentOS 5.4 DVD
CentOS NetInstall is basically installing from a very small downloaded ISO.
- Download CentOS NetInstall and burn it to a CD
- Download Cent)S 5.4 DVD and unzip it to c:\centos
- On your Windows machine install FileZilla (FileZilla Wiki)
- Create the following user “centos” with password “centos”
- Set the user Home Directory to c:\centos
- Now boot-up the server with the NetInstall CD
- Choose FTP option
- Choose to manually change the IP address to an address on your network
- Enter in the IP address you want the server to have
- Now enter in the FTP Server address and the folder of where the “unzip” ISO is located. Mine is located in a folder name “/64bit”
- Now enter in the user name you created on the FTP server, I use user “centos” and password “centos”
- Then the files will start copying over
- Once all files are copied over you will see the following screen
- Follow this HOWTO to complete the installing CentOS5
