On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 12:33 PM, subhojit ojha <subhojit.o...@gmail.com>wrote:
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> >A client can take IP address, communicate with server without OS. This
>> is what pxe/ether boot does. >pxe/etherboot does following
>> >a.send dhcp request
>> >b.obtain ip address,gate way, next-server address etc.
>> >c.fetch kernel from next-server using tftp.
>> >d.execute the kernel
>>
>> >I don't think people consider pxe/etherboot as OS.
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>
> >I think it may be the solution, actually what the interviewer has asked
> is, suppose in my >network we have some systems which doesn't have OS
> installed but are connected to the >server machine, from server machine how
> can he find the hardware address of the client >machine which doesn't have
> any OS installed. I hope the PXE will be the solution what u >have
> suggested, but in server side what command I need to run to get the hardware
> >address of these client machine without going to the client side.
> >Please suggest also some good links for PXE.
>
>
>
Hi All,
Thanks to all of u for ur suggestions and help. I will implement it
and check the results.
Thanks again.
regards
subhojit ojha
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