In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Matthew Dillon writes:
>
>:
>:> I think there is only one thing that will ever allow us to remove
>:> the BOOTP code from the kernel, and that is if a time comes when
>:> the BIOSes for all standard off-the-shelf motherboards all have
>:> the ability to set a boot-from-network option. When/if that ever
>:> occurs, then we will be able to remove the code.
>:
>:Please take a few minutes to go to developer.intel.com and read about
>:PXE. Note that it's card-centric, not board-centric, so it doesn't
>:require any buy-in from motherboard vendors. Also, because it's
>:software only, there are already third-party vendors with software for
>:most cards on the market.
>
> Mike, you aren't listening to what I am saying. Go back to my last
> email and read it again carefully. All the standards in the world
> for network card operation won't help you until the BIOS actually
> tries to use them directly. PXE sounds cool, but coolness doesn't
> count unless all the motherboard manufacturers start using it.
Matt,
Please try to do as Mike says, it would save a lot of time and windmills
if you would check the facts rather than keep arguing your unfounded
dogma.
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