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Re: [LUG] network cards for booting off a network

 

On Thu, 01 Apr 2010 18:16:08 +0100
Paul Sutton wrote:

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> Hi
> 
> How can i tell if a network card is able to boot off a network,? i
> know some have sockets for boot roms, but do these roms come as
> standard on cards now.
> 
> just thought as the server has arrived for the lighthouse nad they
> have more clients,  some monitors, etc,  so i guess its a case of
> booting the computers over the network,  do i set it to do this in
> the bios,  if that is the case i assume if the bios option is there,
> then the boot rom thing to do it, is there too.
> 
> Don't really understand all this fully. i have instructions on how to
> install the server bit though.
> 
> Paul

Do the machines in question have "onboard" network cards/sockets?  If
so, you may find that *those* support network booting.  I doubt you
would be able to use the PXE on that but connect using a different
card.

Grant.

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