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Subject: Re: diskless 100 Mbit - IntelEtherexpress - Q
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> >the way I do it now is to use a boot floppy with a kernel on it and the
> >diskless stuff that Tor Egge wrote and recently (march-april ?) was
> >committed.


The problem with solution (which I have used with linux) is 1) the disk
wears out rather quickly 2) if you write protect it then it is not
possible to remotely alter the kernel and reboot 3) the floppy drive
becomes pretty much useless