Etherboot is a network bootloader that can be loaded into NIC bootroms,
floppy bootsectors, LILO images, etc.
PXE is a set of standard protocols. A PXE-compliant network bootloader
is preloaded on a lot of new NIC bootroms. Other PXE-compliant
software (such as NILO, www.nilo.org) can be installed on NIC bootroms,
floppy bootsectors, etc. as well.
There are other protocols too, such as Novell's RPL. That one operates
over IPX, and isn't seen very much anymore. Etherboot might also be
obsolete someday because PXE is simpler to use and is becoming cheaper.
Comparing Etherboot to PXE is a bit confusing because PXE isn't
software; it's just a set of protocols. You can compare Etherboot to
something like the Intel LANdesk Boot Agent (a PXE-compliant
bootloader).
- Jake
On Wed, Jan 22, 2003 at 08:13:02AM -0800, mullangi vamsidhar wrote:
> Hi
> May be Iam wrong,
> Upto my knowledge if we enable PXE it will Load
> kernel by reading the ROM image in BIOS only, if it is
> etherboot it will read ROM image from a floppy or any
> ROM chip on your card, ofcourse both will load kernel
> from ethernet network. I put the ROM image in my BIOS
> and enable PXE in its settings, so there is no need
> for me to use floppy or ROM chip in my N/W card.
> Thanks
> Vamsi
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