SLUG talk: Setting up a diskless Linux system

Ken Yap

1. Why network booting?

2. How does it work?

3. Server setup

• 3.1 Bootpd setup
• 3.2 Tftpd setup
• 3.3 Kernel image

4. Net loader

5. RH5 configuration

6. Gotchas and caveats

7. X-terminal

8. Other applications