[wplug] bootdiskless upgrade

Jonathan S. Billings billings at negate.org
Mon Apr 21 08:13:51 EDT 2003


On Sunday, April 20, 2003, at 09:38  PM, James O'Kane wrote:
>
>> <snippage>
>> 	Actually, if you use the pxelinux/islolinux stuff (instead of merely
>> the floppy image) you'll have every available driver there is in RHL.
>
> That's too easy :)
> Does the pxelinux part require a tftp server and an ethernet card with 
> a
> bootprom? I don't think this ethernet card supports that.
>
> -james

I've been happy to notice that most of the current 3com and Intel 
ethernet cards support PXE booting.  We use PXE for our redhat 
installs, and it makes life very easy.  It does require running a TFTP 
server, though.




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