Erich Titl wrote:
> Hi Lynn
> you can always load packages later. You need a minimum of packages on
> the CD/floppy which allow network access, then you could load the other
> goodies from the net.
Someone posted a mini-HOWTO use the boot eeprom on a nic to boot
from the network without any floppy or cdrom. That was some
months ago, but it was this year.
I knew it was possible, but I didn't think I had the eeproms
on any of my nics. Well it turns out that the Intel Pro100+
comes with the eeprom built in.
So I messed around with it (you update its 64K of code with
some config info using the Intel utility program) and it will
contact your tftp server and load your cd image no problemo.
If you can deal with the security risk, and if you've got
the built in boot prom, then booting off the nic seems to be
the minimum of the first derivative.
have fun with your 'puters, naw.
matthew
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