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Boot Operating System from LAN
Name: Nick Day Date: April 20, 2002 at 17:15:50 Pacific
Comment:
Hi,
I'm planning on building a small system as an mp3 server, preferably without a HDD. How can i make the computer boot from an operating system on another computer? Would I need a network card with a ROM slot in it? Please advise...
Name: jruelo Date: April 21, 2002 at 00:59:37 Pacific
Reply:
Yes, a network card is required with BOOT ROM.
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Response Number 2
Name: Bart Parba Date: April 23, 2002 at 23:05:18 Pacific
Reply:
In addition to what jruelo said, you would also need to configure a tftp server and a dhcp server. It doesn't need to be a separate machine. You can make your tftp server answer dhcp request as well.
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