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<H2><A NAME="client"></A> <A NAME="s4">4. Client setup</A></H2>
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<P><EM>Network loader</EM>
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<P>A small program that runs as a BIOS extension, can be loaded from a floppy,
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or you can burn an eprom chip and insert it on your network card for a totally
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diskless client. It handles the DHCPD query and TFTP loading and then
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transfers control to the loaded image. It uses TCP/IP protocols.
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<P>There are two free implementations of TCP/IP net loaders:
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<A HREF="http://www.slug.org.au/etherboot/">Etherboot</A> and
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<A HREF="http://www.han.de/~gero/netboot.html">Netboot</A>: Etherboot
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uses built-in drivers while Netboot uses Packet drivers.
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<LI>see etherboot-4.2/doc/html/README-2.html,</LI>
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<LI>I compiled the option to ask local or Network and default to local after
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5 seconds</LI>
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<LI>making a boot rom floppy, floppyload.bin was tricky to find, I copied it
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into the directory of compiled rom images
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<PRE>
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cat floppyload.bin ne2000.lzrom > /dev/fd0
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