There are empty sockets so this may be worth investigating. I have just been
reading here
http://doc.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/edubuntu/handbook/C/ltsp-theory.html
that a HDD Etherboot image could be loaded. This may be a way forward as the
idea of floppies and CD's being needed to boot, with so many small wandering
fingers in the classroom, was an issue.
Andy
----- Original Message ----
From: Phil Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Peterborough LUG - No commercial posts <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, 23 April, 2008 8:12:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Peterboro] Next Meeting
andy hudson wrote:
> That is my understanding to date. Update on pilot project - I have
> installed Edubuntu on the server and have two laptops network booting
> (isn't it sweet when things just fall into place!).
> I have yet to
> configure the second network card to give web access
I'm coming the other way :-) , the server accesses the internet happily
and now it has two LAN cards I think I got the second one set with a
static IP OK so now to try the DHCP angle.
> as I have been
> reading up on how to network boot from floppy/cd as we have a stack of
> twenty older machines that do not have network boot capability.
are their LAN interfaces on the motherboard ? I'm wondering if anything
can be added via that empty socket one sometimes sees on the PCI NICs ie
a boot ROM ?
Phil
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