Installing Linux over the network

Hey,

I'm running two windows machines; one with and one without a DVD
drive-- I want to install FC 7.0 on the one without, so I figured I
could do a network install everyone's talking about. The catch? I've
never done one before. I thought I'd look up a group that might be
able to help me out, and although you're taking a serious flanking
from spammers, this place looks like the right place to ask.

How can I do a network install for linux using my windows box? I've
downloaded nfsAXE and it isn't as straightforward as I could've hoped
for. I direct the linux installer to '192.168.1.102' and to mount
folder '/r' (the FC 7.0 DVD mounted by Alcohol 120% to a virtual
drive), but it kicks out the error, albeit after a long wait, that it
cannot mount the folder.

I'm stumped. I've been playing around with the settings, adding or
removing slashes, all to no avail.

Any ideas?


Thanks,
M.

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