On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 12:05 AM, CyberOrg <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 3:00 PM, Evan Ingram <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi there, >> >> im wanting to create an LTSP server, and am struggling to find info on >> the merits of pxe or etherboot. Is one better than the other? Is one >> taking over from the other? Plenty of info out there about what each one >> is but I don't really understand if one should be chosen over the other. >> >> I want to pick up some thincan DBE61A's and they come in either ETH or >> PXE, and i'll be running an ubuntu ltsp server. >> > > Get the one with PXE.
Fortunately, in practice, it does not really matter as either do the same. In principle, it really matters. PXE(1) and gPXE(2), aka etherboot(3), differ in philosophy. PXE is an Intel specification, and gpxe/etherboot are a Free and Open Source implementation of this protocol. Marty Connor magically makes this happen, and the Etherboot project also runs the ever amazing Rom-o-Matic(4) site. All this is to say that that if you can help perpetuate FOSS with dollars, buying products from vendors like Jim M. or Marty C., or products with a gpxe/etherboot chipset, serves both your bottom line and a whole lot more. These guys and these projects' respective contributors are who you see at community events and on mailing lists turning the wheel of freedom. > > Cheers > > -J Aloha --scott 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preboot_Execution_Environment 2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etherboot 3. http://etherboot.org/wiki/index.php 4. http://rom-o-matic.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference _____________________________________________________________________ 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
