[RHCE] Network Driver

[Jason Tower]

if you really want to make it easy, this is what you need:

http://www.disklessworkstations.com/cgi-bin/cat/info/dlw-L100b.html?vtPZy=
vQV;;107

it's a standard nic with a custom etherboot eprom onboard.  it can be use=
d in=20
a ltsp workstation with no moving parts whatsoever - no HDD, no cdrom, no=
=20
floppy.  not too shabby for $35.

the other option that i prefer is to install intel 10/100 nics and use th=
e=20
boot floppy.  i've tried a bunch of nics with etherboot and ltsp and inte=
ls=20
just work the best.  they're $33 at neweg with free shipping.

the final option is to use pxe (again, best supported by intel, who i bel=
ieve=20
developed the spec).  check out this article for what's involved:

http://ltsp.org/documentation/pxe.howto.html

i actually found a better pxe article a few months ago but neglected to=20
bookmark it.  if i find it again i'll post it.

jason

On Friday 07 February 2003 03:24, Jon Carnes wrote:
> Hmm, I used to make etherboot images.  It was years ago but as I recall=
 the
> process was very generic and easy (once you had done about 20 of them).=
=2E.=20
> I put a disk in one of the workstations, installed everything I needed =
to
> boot, find the network, and mount network drives.  Then I simply copied=
 the
> existing files and directories up to a server and ran a few programs th=
at
> converted the files/directories into a bootp image.  After that I logge=
d
> into the bootp server and told it to load this image for these MAC
> addresses.  Bing - Bam - Boom.  Easy as pie.
>
> Since this was well over 10 years ago, I can't image that the process h=
as
> gotten any more complex.
>
> Jon
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jason Tower" <jason@cerient.net>
> To: <rhce@trilug.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 3:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [RHCE] Network Driver
>
>
> this driver would work for getting a stand-alone installation to work, =
but
> it
> doesn't help with etherboot (and therefore LTSP).  as jeremy suggested,=
 it
> is
> probably possible to make a special boot disk that would provide the ke=
rnel
> and other necessary modules for LTSP, that's not a road i really feel l=
ike
> travelling down right now.  but if anyone else wants to give it a go, m=
ore
> power to them.
>
> jason
>
> On Thursday 06 February 2003 15:45, Rock Roskam wrote:
> > I found a linux driver for for the Broadcom cards.  Attached is the
> > readme file.  If there is a driver can we make ltsp work? Or do we ha=
ve
> > to set up by etherboot.
> >
> > Rock Roskam
> > Manager
> > Eclectic LAN
> > 9113 Leesville Road Suite 105
> > Raleigh, NC 27613
> > (919) 845-7407
> > rock@eclecticlan.com
> > www.eclecticlan.com
>
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