Network ISO

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 09:50:13AM -0500, Teddy Mills wrote:
> I want to install 50 or so .ISOs on a server.
> Create a CD that will connect to that server over the network so I can 
> choose a distro and then start the installation
> 
> I was thinking of PXE, but I do not want to use PXE unless I have to.
> Getting a PC to boot from PXE or from CD is about the same amount of effort.
> 
> Is there a project that does something like this?

The BIOS won't boot from a cdrom that isn't directly attached.  Network
booting involves pxe or other network boot options.  There is no cdrom
emulation over ethernet standard.

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Len Sorensen
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