Ah you mean on the server side of it - otherwise the network card boots to the server and connects so you can download an image - guess it's all in the interpretation. Of course in the pre win95 days I cold dupe a hard drive from one to another and use it in any machine without fear of registry problems from different hardware in the new machine. > -----Original Message----- > From: computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of John Madden > Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 4:16 PM > To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [CTS] Re: Speaking of Linux... > > > On Sunday 10 July 2005 04:12 pm, Russ Blakeman wrote: > > true...if you count the network hardware as media. > > Network boot would require DHCP/BOOTP and an OS image, root > filesystem, etc. > to boot. That'd be the media. > > John > > > > > -- > # John Madden weez@xxxxxxxxxxxxx: http://www.nerdarium.com > # FreeLists: Free mailing lists for all: //www.freelists.org > # Linux, Apache, Perl and C: All the best things in life are free! > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > --------- > Computer Talk Shop http://www.computertalkshop.com > Un-subscribe/Vacation, http://www.computertalkshop.com/list_options.htm > > List HowTo: http://www.computertalkshop.com/faq.htm > > To join Computer Talk Shop's off topic list, please goto: > http://computertalkshop.com/other_cts_lists.htm > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > --------- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer Talk Shop http://www.computertalkshop.com Un-subscribe/Vacation, http://www.computertalkshop.com/list_options.htm List HowTo: http://www.computertalkshop.com/faq.htm To join Computer Talk Shop's off topic list, please goto: http://computertalkshop.com/other_cts_lists.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------