Jake Schroeder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > PXE is actually very similar to Etherboot. They are both IP-based, and > they both do a DHCP request and expect to learn where to get their > bootcode from. > > The main difference is that PXE-format bootcode is different from > Etherboot-format bootcode. The best way to do this is to fixup an LTSP > kernel for PXE systems, and then to build a dhcpd.conf that will give > the right bootcode depending on whether PXE asked for it or not. > > I know this is vague, I've read docs, but I haven't done it yet. The > concept is smooth though, and PXE and Etherboot coexist nicely. > [snip]
Thanks for that, Jake. I've ordered a bunch of new clients on the strength of it. I do hope you're right ;-) Cheers, Tony. -- Tony van der Hoff | mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Buckinghamshire, England | http: www.mk-net.demon.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: SourceForge Enterprise Edition + IBM + LinuxWorld = Something 2 See! http://www.vasoftware.com _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
