Nemo Posted July 24, 2004 Posted July 24, 2004 Well I'm getting closer to getting this figured out. I finally got a mobo that will do a PXE boot from LAN ($19 refurb from Newegg) and got my software DHCP server to recognize it and try to send it a boot image. Problem is, I don't have a boot image yet but that's the next obstacle to overcome! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodySunday Posted July 24, 2004 Posted July 24, 2004 Thats pretty sweet. How long have you been working on this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted July 24, 2004 Posted July 24, 2004 Off and on for a couple of months, but I only get to work on it during the weekends for a couple of hours each night after the kids go to bed. I wasted a lot of time with a couple of Soyo boards that were supposed to boot from LAN but don't and I got no repsonse from their tech support. I'll be really pysched it I get this to work and then I can write it up and share it with everyone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybergrunt69 Posted July 24, 2004 Posted July 24, 2004 I'm not sure if you've tried it or not, but Knoppix will let you do a network boot off of it. I went through the config to do it, but didn't test it (I didn't wanna stop processing my folding - bad points day). nicest part about this is that not only can you can have diskless clients, but the 'master' doesn't have to have a hdd either! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC10281982B Posted July 24, 2004 Posted July 24, 2004 Nice dude, post the results, and how you did it when you finish. again sweet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted July 24, 2004 Posted July 24, 2004 I'm not sure if you've tried it or not, but Knoppix will let you do a network boot off of it. I went through the config to do it, but didn't test it (I didn't wanna stop processing my folding - bad points day). nicest part about this is that not only can you can have diskless clients, but the 'master' doesn't have to have a hdd either! The whole approach I am trying to take is to be able to do this using my Windows server. With Knoppix, you still need a CD drive on your clients to boot from. The concept I'm trying to figure out is how to have a series of clients that are nothing more than a mobo with some RAM that boot over the LAN and receive the OS kernel from my Windows server. This way you can build the clients as cheaply as possible and I don't have to have a Linux server. There are several good guides on the net already that detail how to boot clients using a Linux server. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STC Posted July 24, 2004 Posted July 24, 2004 Sounds sweet! :foldon: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabyBalrog Posted July 24, 2004 Posted July 24, 2004 I'm not sure if you've tried it or not, but Knoppix will let you do a network boot off of it. I went through the config to do it, but didn't test it (I didn't wanna stop processing my folding - bad points day). nicest part about this is that not only can you can have diskless clients, but the 'master' doesn't have to have a hdd either! The whole approach I am trying to take is to be able to do this using my Windows server. With Knoppix, you still need a CD drive on your clients to boot from. The concept I'm trying to figure out is how to have a series of clients that are nothing more than a mobo with some RAM that boot over the LAN and receive the OS kernel from my Windows server. This way you can build the clients as cheaply as possible and I don't have to have a Linux server. There are several good guides on the net already that detail how to boot clients using a Linux server. Just a MOBO and Ram? What about a PSU? Is there a way to run mulpitly Comps from a PSU? or what other aooroches are there? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerm Posted July 24, 2004 Posted July 24, 2004 hey nemo when you get if figured out will you explain to me how to do it. lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabyBalrog Posted July 24, 2004 Posted July 24, 2004 Tell us all please... sence i don't have a power bill starting august maybe I can really get a farm running well... but it would ahve to be fast... 20 AMD xps sounds good Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerm Posted July 24, 2004 Posted July 24, 2004 20 amd xp's? haha yea that should turn in some nice points lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybergrunt69 Posted July 24, 2004 Posted July 24, 2004 Here's some info for a network boot info for knoppix - doesn't need a cdrom on each box, just either a floppy or a PXE-capable nic... knoppix net boot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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