> Hi Johnny, > > The object of the experiment is to bring up an entire network from a > single cd on a single machine in XX minutes.. > A drag race if you will to blow the doors off of anything anything else > that exists!! > Zero to TSP in XX minutes!! We need to use boot rom nics because they > are supported on Cluggix without modification. This of course will save > time in bringing up the nework..
You can use boot floppies in place of NICs with Boot ROMs. The only difference is the small amount of time the computer would need to boot off of floppy (Couple seconds) and each computer would need to have a floppy drive. NICs with Boot ROMs in them really only offer the convenience of a closed system where you don't need any kind of drive and the computer becomes self bootable. > Regardless I am very happy you have vollunteered to help us. I am hoping > to find an existing network to test the limits of Cluggix TSP. > > All the best, Dan
