netbooting from w2k

[Nathan Schepers]

Thanks,
     I managed to find a package by Cabletron that does bootpd/tftpd for
windows.  It worked fine for me to get a NetBSD image over to the
machine (even though the NetBSD-pmax pages suggest that tftp netbooting
isn't possible with my PROM).  I'm able to start installing via NFS
served from cygwin, but I don't have enough space on my RZ24-E drive
(SCSI, 209MB) to hold the base system.
     What I'm thinking is that I don't really need the full base system
-- all I want for now is enough of a system to run a tiny httpd for
fun... does anyone know whether there's a stripped-down NetBSD that can
be run, or another OS that's trivial to install via the bootp/tftp
method above, and is small enough to fit?
     Thanks again for all your ideas.


Dan Williams wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 16:42:47 -0500, 9000 VAX <vax9000 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>>On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 16:10:48 -0500, Nathan Schepers
>><nschepers at govital.net> wrote:
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>>>Does anyone have any information or links to free utilities to do the
>>>bootp/tftp/rarp stuff necessary to netboot machines from a Windows 2000
>>>machine?  I'm thinking specifically of a DECstation 5000/125 and the
>>>VAXStations that I have.
>>
>>I'd suggest NetBSD/i386 as net booting server. I tried to setup a
>>linux to net boot my vax 3900 but failed. I forgot the reason.
>>Unwilling to spend more time to solve the problem, I turned to NetBSD.
>>Easy and straight.
>>
>>vax, 9000
>>
> 
> 
> If you want to keep windows running i'd suggest netbsd/i386 under
> vmware or virtual pc. If you don't have them then netbsd/vax under
> simh I assume would work. I definatly works under vms to  boot
> machines it can even join a cluster.
> 
> Dan
> 
> Dan
> 
> .
> 

-- 
Nathan Schepers
(nschepers at govital.net)


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