Something fun to add to your Linux server - very fast diskless knoppix!

[Dave Stubbs]

1. Boot knoppix on a PC
2. run the knoppix-terminal-server menu item
3. Select all the possible network adapters that you think you might use
4. let the terminal server script finish, and start running
5. collect the contents of /tftpboot from the Knoppix system - maybe put 
them on a usb memory key
6. shut down the knoppix pc
7. configure your linux server with dhcp, pxe, tftp, nfs
8. mount -o loop your knoppix cd on your linux server
9. copy the contents of the knoppix CD onto your linux server and export 
it using nfs
a. set up pxelinux in the /tftpboot area of your linux server, using the 
settings and kernel from your usb key
b. modify these settings as necessary to load a kernel and connect to 
your nfs-shared knoppix cd copy
c. netboot a workstation with this setup, and run knoppix VERY fast!
d. repeat for every new version of knoppix that comes out, or until you 
fill your server with knoppixes!
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