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Setting up the host for the NetFPGA ¶

Here we provide the links and directions followed to set up a working NetFPGA host.

Some useful links ¶

• Directions for setting up a NetFPGA system : ​http://netfpga.org/netfpgawiki/index.php/Guide
• Network installation of CentOS : ​http://www.tonybhimani.com/2007/12/20/centos-51-network-install-instructions/
  • CentOS mirrors : ​http://isoredirect.centos.org/centos/5/os/i386/

Installing CentOS ¶

CentOS is the recommended OS for use with NetFPGA. The most current version is 5.3, which is not listed as a version of CentOS that works with NetFPGA.

For the installation, the net install iso was chosen because of its small size. This can be found on any mirror site.