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On Thu, 01 Apr 2010 18:16:08 +0100 Paul Sutton wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > 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. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html