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Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Can other systems boot off HP-UX?
Summary: Is it worthwhile to boot NeXTen off HP-UX?
Keywords: bootp, NeXT, boot, ethernet
Message-ID: <20373@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU>
Date: 19 Sep 90 21:19:07 GMT
Reply-To: mcgredo@prism.CS.ORST.EDU (Don Mcgregor)
Distribution: comp
Organization: Oregon State Univ. -- Industrial Engineering
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From: mcgredo@prism.cs.orst.edu (Don Mcgregor)
Path: prism!mcgredo

  We're considering trying to get a couple NeXTs to boot off of HP-UX over
  ethernet.  I don't know much about the boot process for HP-UX, but I
  understand it is done with a "bootp" server.  I hear that this is 
  proprietary to HP and not designed to support other vendors.

  My question:  Is it worthwhile to investigate the feasability of this,
  or is the process so far down in the bits and bytes and ROM and whatnot
  that we should just punt now?  If someone has done this, what was involved
  and where can we locate a good source for information on the process?

  Post, or email if this question is asked a lot.

Thanks,

  Don McGregor
  mcgredo@prism.cs.orst.edu