NGWL@NUSDISCS.BITNET (Ng Wei Lin) (06/03/91)
Hello people, I know this can be one of the variations of a frequently-asked-question, but I've no choice. You see, we want to use some diskless workstations to act as terminals to connect to our hosts and we would like them to run CUTCP. Currently, we have a bootp server(from tacky.cs.olemiss) on our backbone and we would like to make use of a BootpROM for our diskless workstations. Is there any PD bootpROM software for CUTCP so that we can burn chip? Or is there any other way we can run CUTCP on diskless workstations? Thank you. - Wei-Lin Ng (email:ngwl@nusdiscs.bitnet) National University of Singapore
johnm@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au (06/04/91)
In article <66AB540D229FA0363F@nusdiscs.bitnet>, Ng Wei Lin writes: > You see, we want to use some diskless workstations to act as terminals to > connect to our hosts and we would like them to run CUTCP. ... > ... Or is there any other > way we can run CUTCP on diskless workstations? We have many student labs with "diskless" PCs. The floppy disk drive(s) are used to store assignment source code etc. between prac classes, not store application programs or boot from. The PCs use standard Novell remote boot ROMs to load a remote boot image from a Novell server. The AUTOEXEC.BAT in the boot image loads a packet driver (using the -n and -d options), an IPX linked with BYU's PDSHELL, and NET3. The AUTOEXEC.BAT also logs the PC into a Novell server as user "STUDENT". The STUDENT usercode has no write-access to the fileserver and (licensed) programs are set execute-only. Also, they can't nab a copy of DOS from the fileserver using FORMAT /S . These steps reduce the risk of viruses infecting the servers and of people pirating software. The students can run CUTCP stored on the Novell fileserver to access our bigger hosts. The PC finds out its name, IP address, gateway address and nameserver addresses using BOOTP. Filters in our IP routers prevent direct access to the Internet from the anonymous student PCs -- users would have to log on to a bigger host first, supplying their own individual username/password. John -- John Mann, Leader - Networking Section email: johnm@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au Computer Centre, Monash University phone: +61 3 565 4774 Clayton, Vic 3168, Australia fax: +61 3 565 4746