Re: Setting up a PXE Boot Server on Solaris 8

From: Benjamin Engst (benjamin.engst_at_erl11.siemens.de)
Date: 02/11/04 

Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 16:42:06 +0100

Oh no, sorry i asked not the right question.

Over again:

My Hardware:
- 1x SUN SPARC Workstation with Solaris 8
- 1x x86 PC with 3Com 3C905C-TX-M (PXE ready) and no operating system.

TARGET: Installing Windows 2000 Professional on the PC over network!!!

The installtion must be unattended -> no floppy disks, no mouse and
keyboard! Only the network.

Problem: HOW-TO mangage the pc, booting an Windows-compatible OS (like DOS).

I tried to specify an MS DOS 6.22 boot disk image and the 'Microsoft
Corporation.img' boot image (extracted with IsoBuster from the W2K Pro
CD)on my DHCP Server, but it failed.

Then i tried pxelinux...but that is quite difficult for me.
By the side, i think, pxelinux is not the right way.

Anyway, it has to be practicable!

Now i going to install Microsoft RIS Server and search for useful
information about getting my client booting.

Thanks a lot to all, that can help me.

Best regards

Benni

Juergen Keil wrote:

> Benjamin Engst <benjamin.engst@erl11.siemens.de> writes:
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>
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>>ich suche Informationsquellen
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> Try to use english on usenet newgroups ...
>
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>>PXE Boot unter Solaris 8
>
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> The following page contains quite a few links to information about
> Solaris x86 PXE booting:
>
> http://www.riddleware.com/solx86/PXE/

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