Hey! thanks man, that's very helpful of you. And for the rest, i thank you also for the time you took in answering my questions.
more power! 'jopoy > If you are intending to use bootp or DHCP to download / initiate > your OS image then you can get a bootp / DHCP nic rom image > from www.rom-omatic.org. This is a nice little database engine > that allows you to select the type of nic you have and the > type of image you want (rom or a boot floppy) you can then > dd the image straight onto floppy which becomes bootable, my > ne2000 boot took a whole 32k of disk space!!! (well it is as > much ram as my BBC micro had) !!! > > You could then set up your DHCP server to download any size > / type of image that you require. Linux works perfectly, I > think DOS will boot this way as well but you would have problems > with certain versions of Windows ( i think ). You can make > a linux kernel with NFS root, that is it mounts its root file > system from an NFS server, which is what LTSP did. I think > the default config for LTSP sets up a small ram disk for the > /var /tmp directories while mounting other root subdirectories > like /bin /sbin and /etc in ro mode, thus giving optimal protection > agains binary / config hacks. > > I believe you can set LTSP to boot in console mode with telnet > rather than straight into X, this was included for debugging > purposes ( ie when X terminal didnt load up properly). Telnet > is considered insecure these days, but I suspect they have > upgraded to ssh by now, it depends on how much to trust your > network / users. > > In summary I would highly recommend the Linux Terminal Server > Project. It solves a large number of multiple configurations > problems and security issues (being server based) and gives > you the option of reusing redundant low spec equipment as desktop > terminals. Only real downside is you need powerful server / > good network esp. for X which is network hungry at the best > of times. However X shouldnt be an issue if your using the > telnet option 8-). > > Hope this helps > > Tom. > > Information in this message is confidential and may be legally > privileged. It is the intended solely for the person ( or persons) > to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, > please notify the sender, and please delete the message from > your system immediately. The views in this message are personal, > they are not necessarily those of Torbay Council > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jopoy C. Solano [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 01 August 2002 03:33 > > To: plug > > Subject: [plug] single diskette tcp/ip client > > > > hi! > > > > > we are planning to set up a harddiskless computer lab. we will be needing > > a > > bootdisk that has tcp/ip access so that students can telnet to the server > > for exercises. Questiion, how will i create a bootdisk (single > > 1.44floppy)? > > are there tools for this? > > > > any help is highly appreciated. > > Thanks in advance! > > > > 'JOPOY > > > > > > ----------------------- > > University of Baguio > > General Luna Road > > Baguio City > > Philippines 2600 > > > > Phone: +63 74 4423540 > > Fax: +63 74 4423071 > > > > http://www.ubaguio.edu > > > > _ > > Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at > > http://plug.linux.org.ph > > To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Philippine Linux > Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph > To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" ----------------------- University of Baguio General Luna Road Baguio City Philippines 2600 Phone: +63 74 4423540 Fax: +63 74 4423071 http://www.ubaguio.edu _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
