<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="SGML-Tools 1.0.9"> <TITLE>Linux Remote-Boot mini-HOWTO: Configuring Remote-Boot Workstations with Linux, DOS, Windows 95/98 and Windows NT</TITLE> <LINK HREF="Remote-Boot-1.html" REL=next> </HEAD> <BODY> <A HREF="Remote-Boot-1.html">Next</A> Previous Contents <HR> <H1>Linux Remote-Boot mini-HOWTO: Configuring Remote-Boot Workstations with Linux, DOS, Windows 95/98 and Windows NT</H1> <H2>Marc Vuilleumier Stückelberg, David Clerc</H2>v3.19, February 1999 <P><HR> <EM>This document describes how to set up a very robust and secure server-based configuration for a cluster of PCs, allowing each client to choose at boot-time which operating system to run. The key of this configuration is a bootprom based program, which let the user choose at boot time one of several boot images. This configuration is applicable using InCom TCP/IP Bootprom (add-on for most network cards) or any PXE-compliant Boot ROM (ready-to-use in most recent PC with built-in network cards). The most up-to-date version of this document, with hypertext links to downloadable software and other related materials, can be found at the address <CODE> <A HREF="http://cuiwww.unige.ch/info/pc/remote-boot/howto.html">http://cuiwww.unige.ch/info/pc/remote-boot/howto.html</A></CODE>. <A HREF="howto.sgml">Linuxdoc-SGML</A>, <A HREF="howto.dvi">DVI</A> and <A HREF="howto.ps">PostScript</A> versions are available in the same directory. If you are interested in getting info on further developpments, send an E-mail to <CODE> <A HREF="mailto:David.Clerc@cui.unige.ch">David.Clerc@cui.unige.ch</A></CODE>.</EM> <HR> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc1">1.</A> <A HREF="Remote-Boot-1.html">Disclaimer and Copyrights</A></H2> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc2">2.</A> <A HREF="Remote-Boot-2.html">What has changed...</A></H2> <UL> <LI><A HREF="Remote-Boot-2.html#ss2.1">2.1 ...since version 2.x ?</A> <LI><A HREF="Remote-Boot-2.html#ss2.2">2.2 ...since version 3.0 ?</A> </UL> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc3">3.</A> <A HREF="Remote-Boot-3.html">Introduction</A></H2> <UL> <LI><A HREF="Remote-Boot-3.html#ss3.1">3.1 Boot ROM and Hard-disk</A> <LI><A HREF="Remote-Boot-3.html#ss3.2">3.2 The Network</A> <LI><A HREF="Remote-Boot-3.html#ss3.3">3.3 How it Works</A> <LI><A HREF="Remote-Boot-3.html#ss3.4">3.4 Related non-commercial documentations</A> </UL> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc4">4.</A> <A HREF="Remote-Boot-4.html">The Configuration How-To</A></H2> <UL> <LI><A HREF="Remote-Boot-4.html#ss4.1">4.1 Server-side configuration</A> <LI><A HREF="Remote-Boot-4.html#ss4.2">4.2 Client-side configuration</A> <LI><A HREF="Remote-Boot-4.html#ss4.3">4.3 Setting Up the Boot Process</A> <LI><A HREF="Remote-Boot-4.html#ss4.4">4.4 Setting Up Linux</A> <LI><A HREF="Remote-Boot-4.html#ss4.5">4.5 Setting up DOS 6 and Windows 3.1</A> <LI><A HREF="Remote-Boot-4.html#ss4.6">4.6 Setting up Windows 95</A> <LI><A HREF="Remote-Boot-4.html#ss4.7">4.7 Setting up Windows NT</A> <LI><A HREF="Remote-Boot-4.html#ss4.8">4.8 Troubleshooting (FAQ)</A> </UL> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc5">5.</A> <A HREF="Remote-Boot-5.html">Remote-Boot Tools Reference Manual</A></H2> <UL> <LI><A HREF="Remote-Boot-5.html#ss5.1">5.1 BpBatch, MrBatch and MrZip</A> <LI><A HREF="Remote-Boot-5.html#ss5.2">5.2 NoBreak.sys</A> </UL> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc6">6.</A> <A HREF="Remote-Boot-6.html">Special TFTP Servers</A></H2> <UL> <LI><A HREF="Remote-Boot-6.html#ss6.1">6.1 Incom Enhanced TFTP Server</A> <LI><A HREF="Remote-Boot-6.html#ss6.2">6.2 Linux Enhanced TFTP Server</A> <LI><A HREF="Remote-Boot-6.html#ss6.3">6.3 The Security Gateway</A> <LI><A HREF="Remote-Boot-6.html#ss6.4">6.4 The Broadcast TFTP Server</A> </UL> <HR> <A HREF="Remote-Boot-1.html">Next</A> Previous Contents </BODY> </HTML>