[K12OSN] "network boot" in the bios

[Rob Owens]

The computers in question support PXE in the bios. 
However, they're using "regular" network cards that I
got from the junk pile.  The network cards are not
preset to boot PXE, but when it is selected in the
bios to boot from the LAN, they do.

The thing is that some of the computers don't boot
from the network, even though I set the bios to boot
from the LAN.  My question is:  do the network cards
need to have special support for PXE in order to boot
PXE?  Or does the bios do all the work, so to speak?  

-Rob

--- Victor <victor at hiplik.com.hk> wrote:

> As far as I know, there are at least two kinds of
> "network boot" in the 
> bios, i.e.e the PXE (Preboot eXecution Environment
> from Intel) and RPL 
> (remote procedure load).  For LTSP, it supports PXE.
>  For Novell 
> network, it supports RPL.
> 
> I have tried PXE booting on network cards, sis900
> and rtl8139.  
> Basically I think LTSP can support any network card
> which is preset to 
> PXE network boot.  Therefore, you should first check
> out whether the 
> P2's can support PXE booting.
> 
> Victor
> 
> Rob Owens wrote:
> > I have a few P2's that I'm using as thin clients. 
> > They have the option of "network boot" in the
> bios, in
> > the "boot order" section.  When I enable this,
> some of
> > them boot over the network, and some just hang.  I
> > assume it's related to the model of network card I
> > have installed (they are not the originals that
> came
> > with these computers).  
> >
> > So my question is, how do I know if a network card
> is
> > capable of booting over the network?  Just to
> clarify,
> > I'm talking about *not* using a boot floppy.
> >
> > Thanks for all the help.
> >
> > -Rob
> >
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