gamiddle@maytag.waterloo.edu (Guy Middleton) (06/13/90)
Does Netware have something like BOOTP, so that clients can boot from code kept on a server?
mrichey@orion.oac.uci.edu (Mike Richey) (06/13/90)
In article <1990Jun12.233535.5089@maytag.waterloo.edu> gamiddle@maytag.waterloo.edu (Guy Middleton) writes: >Does Netware have something like BOOTP, so that clients can boot from code >kept on a server? Yes. There is a procedure call DOSGEN which installs a boot image file in the login subdirectory of sys: (boot drive). On most network cards is a socket to install a network boot prom. Instead of booting the workstation from a local floppy or hard disk drive, it will boot from the netware volume. This is how diskless workstations access netware. The boot proms are available from the manufacturer of the network cards, and from second sources as well. Be aware that different versions of netware may require certain revisions of firmware. You didn't mention what version of Netware is resident on the server. (2.0, 2.1x, 3.0....etc) Michael S. Richey Internet: mrichey@orion.oac.uci.edu Bitnet: MRichey@UCI CompuServe: 71650,3132 Voice: (714) 856-8374 University of California, Irvine Network and Telecommunications Services 342 Computer Science Irvine, CA 92717