CLS016@vaxc.bangor.ac.uk ("Edmund J. Sutcliffe ") (04/17/91)
For a while we have been running a BOOTP server allowing PC's to pick up their IP numbers automatically and the Time. I would like to take this further and remote boot PCs from our server. Can people tell me what experience they have had of this matter and what software they have used. Is there any documentation on the matter Thanks alot Edmund
david@WUBIOS.WUSTL.EDU ("David J. Camp") (04/17/91)
In Reply to this Note From: <Edmund J. Sutcliffe> > >For a while we have been running a BOOTP server allowing PC's >to pick up their IP numbers automatically and the Time. I would like to >take this further and remote boot PCs from our server. > Can people tell me what experience they have had of this matter and >what software they have used. Is there any documentation on the matter > Thanks alot > Edmund > Certain Ethernet cards include a socket for an optional ROM. You can buy (probably from Novell) ROMs that boot from a Novell server. I have never heard of a PC booting from a TCP/IP server, but perhaps some of the commercial packages support it, like FTP PC/TCP and SUN PC/NFS. -David- # david@wubios.wustl.edu ^ David J. Camp # # david%wubios@wugate.wustl.edu < * > +1 314 382 0584 # # ...!uunet!wugate!wubios!david v "God loves material things." # # "Priests and Playboys agree: Be Vulnerable." #
jkt@seneca.Sed.Novell.COM. (Jack Thomasson) (04/24/91)
>>>>> On 17 Apr 91 11:22:00 GMT, CLS016@vaxc.bangor.ac.uk ("Edmund J.
Sutcliffe ") said:
"Edmund> For a while we have been running a BOOTP server allowing PC's
"Edmund> to pick up their IP numbers automatically and the Time. I
"Edmund> would like to take this further and remote boot PCs from our
"Edmund> server. Can people tell me what experience they have had of
"Edmund> this matter and what software they have used. Is there any
"Edmund> documentation on the matter Thanks alot Edmund
i saw something on the net months ago regarding boot roms using bootp.
the address i copied down was "dirk@incom.de". you might want to see
if this leads anywhere and post your findings. good luck.
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"WARNING: the comments do not necessarily reflect the implementation"beame@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Carl Beame) (04/24/91)
In article <JKT.91Apr23145419@seneca.Sed.Novell.COM.> jkt@seneca.Sed.Novell.COM. (Jack Thomasson) writes: >>>>>> On 17 Apr 91 11:22:00 GMT, CLS016@vaxc.bangor.ac.uk ("Edmund J. >Sutcliffe ") said: > >"Edmund> For a while we have been running a BOOTP server allowing PC's >"Edmund> to pick up their IP numbers automatically and the Time. I >"Edmund> would like to take this further and remote boot PCs from our >"Edmund> server. Can people tell me what experience they have had of >"Edmund> this matter and what software they have used. Is there any >"Edmund> documentation on the matter Thanks alot Edmund > >i saw something on the net months ago regarding boot roms using bootp. >the address i copied down was "dirk@incom.de". you might want to see >if this leads anywhere and post your findings. good luck. >-- >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >Jack Thomasson :{)} jkt@Sed.Novell.COM >Novell, Inc. / MS C-25-1 / 122 East 1700 South / Provo, UT 84606 >Phone: (801)429-7604 FAX: (801)429-5511 >"WARNING: the comments do not necessarily reflect the implementation" Beame & Whiteside Software Ltd. has a BOOTP or RARP TFTP boot PROM for WD80x3 cards. They can be reached at (416) 648-6556 - Carl Beame Beame & Whiteside Software Ltd.
fks@FTP.COM (Frances Selkirk) (04/25/91)
We have bootROMs available for WD8003, NI6510, and 3C503 cards. Currently, they are only available in large quantity purchases. Penny Zirkle, at this site, can tell you more than I can. Frances Kirk Selkirk info@ftp.com (617) 246-0900 FTP Software, Inc. 26 Princess Street, Wakefield, MA 01880