> Hi,
> 
> Now that I have my workstations connecting to the server using the private
> IP address range, how do I get them booting over the Internet?
> 
> I would like to setup a VPN over the Internet from client workstations at a
> customer site, such as Internet kiosks, but I want them to connect to my
> server.
> 
> Please tell me this is possible.

*** It's doable..How you do it depends on the situation.

Do you have a DHCP server available locally (ie: can your kiosks query a
dhcp server?). If so you can specify all the ip information just add an
"option next-server <ip-address of your server>" to the dhcpd.conf file

If you don't have a dhcp server available then another possibility is to
boot off a floppy or a hard drive. Recompile a kernel for the client (I'm
not sure on what you need for LTSP 3 since I'm still using 2.07 and am
quite happy with it). Put it on a floppy with DOS & loadlin. Boot off the
disk and boot the kernel with:

loadlin kernel root=/dev/nfs \
nfsaddrs=nfsaddrs=<my-ip>:<serv-ip>:<gw-ip>:<netmask>:<name>:<dev>:none

see http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/BootPrompt-HOWTO-3.html#ss3.4 for info
on the above parameters.

Of course you can do the same as above with a little hard drive space and
lilo. Finally if you don't have a hard drive or floppy available (truly
diskless) I guess you could 'hack' etherboot and hard code the necessary
values to create a boot rom.


 
> Thanks.
> 
> Brian Armstrong.
> 
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