[THIN] Re: PXES Troubles
- From: "MadProfessor" <madprofessor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2003 17:08:26 -0600
I appreciate your input, but in all actuality, PXES can be booted from a
floppy or hard drive, at least they mention the ability to do so.
Unfortunately, they go no further into it.
Cheers,
Rushowr
(Sherwood)
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Vorchak" <jvorchak@xxxxxxxx>
To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 2:01 PM
Subject: [THIN] Re: PXES Troubles
>
> PXES does not actually have a client which installs on the target
> client, instead (as Steve G referred to) it uses the PXE
> specification to download an image which runs in memory on the target
> client as a server-side configurable boot disk.
>
> I don't know what your environment is, but if you are in a MS only
> environment, there is a good document at
> http://pxes.sourceforge.net/howto/ms_only_environment/index.html
> (link may wrap) which will give you some good help.
>
> The problem for you may be on your client side and not on the server
> side depending upon what you have already done. When you boot the
> client do you notice after POST that a series of messages come up
> that refer to PXE? If not, check your CMOS setup on the client and
> see if there is a section which will allow you to turn boot from LAN
> first on -- it depends on what BIOS you have and how it is worded in
> the CMOS setup utility.
>
> If you can give some more details on your environment I should be
> able to help guide you through getting PXES running on your client so
> long as it supports PXE.
>
> -John
>
> =====================================
> John A. Vorchak (eMVP)
> Vorchak Software
> Custom Windows XP Embedded and
> Windows NT Embedded Components and Solutions
> jvorchak@xxxxxxxx
> =====================================
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On
> > Behalf Of MadProfessor
> > Sent: Saturday, 01 February, 2003 13.24
> > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [THIN] PXES Troubles
> >
> >
> > I'm sure I'll be deserving of a flame for this but.......
> > *hangs head low*
> > I have been unable to figure out exactly how I'm supposed to get
> PXES onto
> > a
> > client computer so that it may be used to start the thin client.....
> > Anyone care to help?
> > I've read every single doc on the pxes.sourceforge.net site, and
> nothing,
> > they cover everything BUT the installation of PXES on the client....
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Rushowr
> >
> >
> >
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