On 9/19/2001 11:35 AM Duncan Cragg duncan.cragg@2020me.com wrote:
>I just joined so (a) I want to see if I can send a note
>in, and (b) want to ask a simple question:
>Are there any NICs with ready-made or pre-installed
>(jumper-enabled) BOOTP ROMs so I don't have to
>buy a PROM burner??
The 3Com 3C905C-TXM card and the Intel EEPRO100+ cards both have onboard
Flash memory, which you can program using utility programs.
In the Etherboot source distribution (available at
http://etherboot.sourceforge.net) are tools and instructions that
describe how to program those cards. You can program them with Netboot
or Etherboot ROM code.
You may want to use a floppy disk first to test network booting before
getting a fancy ethernet card.
I hope this helps you.
Marty
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