Re: RPL boot server on Linux

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From: Russell Coker
Date: Mon, 04 Aug 1997 00:00

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>I'm looking for information on booting RPL based PC's from a Linux
>server.
>Has anyone had experience in doing this and can point me in the right
>direction for some software for both the server and creating the RPL
>boot image.

   I have briefly played with the RIPL support with OS/2 Warp clients talking to a
Warp Server system.  The boot process starts off when the boot ROM talks to the
server using the DLC protocol (not supported in Linux), then it loads a cut down
version of DOS which will switch to using the SMB protocol to load OS/2.  I expect
that you could get FreeDOS to boot from TCP/IP and then have it load up NetBIOS
on TCP/IP to load the real OS, but it would be really tricky and if you're time's worth
anything it would be cheaper to buy a Warp Server system.


Russell Coker

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From: rjc@soopy.virtual.net.au (Russell Coker)
Subject: Re: RPL boot server on Linux
Date: 1997/08/04
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