Re: MTFTP, PXE, remote boot, and all that jazz

[Marc Blanchet <Marc.Blanchet at viagenie.qc.ca>]

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At 16:01 99-09-22 -0400, Tripp Lilley wrote:
> I've looked on altavista for multicast TFTP (RFC 2090) implementions and
> have come up with not so much (though I admit my choices of search terms,
> and my lack of patience for wading through results, may be the cause).
>
> Are there any decent Linux clients? Linux servers?
>
> I saw reference to an I-D for what appeared to be a *different* MTFTP than
> that documented in 2090, that was somehow connected with the Intel PXE
> (Pre-boot Execution) stuff and remote booting. Does the PXE/DMI remote
> boot firmware support 2090-style MTFTP? Something different? Are there
> docs hiding somewhere on DMI and the remote boot implemented in the Intel
> motherboards?
>
> I looked for a relevant working group whose mailing list I ould peruse,
> but saw none that jumped out at me (though, again, I may be blind and/or
> stupid).
>
> Thanks!
>
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