Several times during the source server configuration we mentioned that a kernel compilation on the source computer could be needed.
I list the things you need to change or set. If you have never compile a kernel, read the Kernel-HOWTO.
Loadable module support --->
[*] Enable loadable module support
General setup --->
[*] Networking support
<M> Parallel port support
<M> PC-style hardware
Networking options --->
[*] TCP/IP networking
Network device support --->
[*] Network device support
<*> Dummy net driver support
<M> PLIP (parallel port) support
< > or <M> PPP (point-to-point) support
< > or <M> SLIP (serial line) support
Character devices --->
<M> Parallel printer support
Filesystems --->
[*] /proc filesystem support
<*> or <M> ISO 9660 CDROM filesystem support
Network File Systems --->
<*> or <M> NFS filesystem support