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Date:      Tue, 06 Jan 2004 12:51:33 +0300
From:      Sergey Lapin <slapin@tec.karelen.elektra.ru>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Two silly questions aboun netbooting
Message-ID:  <3FFA8525.1070300@tec.karelen.elektra.ru>

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Hi, all!
I have two silly questions:
1. I have p1-75 with a small disk (40Mb), where I want to put kernel. 
And then want it to mount root from 192.168.1.1:/nfsroot, so diskless 
scripts located there took control and system should be running?
The best could be if DHCP/BOOTP be avoided since there are such 
servers exist in our network and running on non-standard ports could 
become a nightmare...

2. I have old Compaq LTE Elite 486 notebook without hard drive (no 
disk cage, so no possibility to put hard drive inside), and 3c589 
PCMCIA ethernet card - is it possible to make it netbooting?
Floppy works, so is it possible to make X terminal from it, booting 
kernel from floppy and mounting NFS root?

Server is DEC Ultrix system (DECstation 5000/200), if it is interesting.

Thanks a lot beforehand!!!

S.




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