I think there are some other protocols, but im hazy on it. as for adding it find a nic that supports pxe boot. (i think) On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 3:11 PM, Dazed_75 wrote: > I've built my second PXE boot server and wanted to test the various boots. > So far I have found only two of my machines that support PXE booting and I > do not wish to disturb them.  I've tested 7 other machines that seem to have > no such ability.  One of them shows in BIOS that you can include the LAN as > a boot device but it does not seem to use the PXE boot of the PXE server > that is giving it its IP address with DHCP.  Since that works for another > machine plugged into the same switch, I conclude that it expects some other > protocol for booting from the net. > > 1) Does anyone know a way to ADD the ability to a machine to PXE boot from > the LAN (e.g. adding some ethernet card)? > 2) Are there network boot protocols other than PXE? > > -- > Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry > > The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, > that I wish it always to be kept alive. >  - Thomas Jefferson > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss