Syslinux - May 2004 - Etherboot vs. PXE-Linux

Hi there,

I do not know if it has to do with my english knowledge, but I tried several
times to understand the difference beetween Etherboot and PXE-Linux.

I know that Etherboot can be put on a Nic's ROM, but for what on h*ll then
is the Etherboot floppy for?

Please, could someone explain me stupid person these things? Thanks a lot.

Greets,
Thorsten

On Wed, May 26, 2004 at 05:32:13PM +0200, Klerlein, Thorsten
wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> I do not know if it has to do with my english knowledge, but I tried
several
> times to understand the difference beetween Etherboot and PXE-Linux.
> 
> I know that Etherboot can be put on a Nic's ROM, but for what on h*ll
then
> is the Etherboot floppy for?
> 
> Please, could someone explain me stupid person these things? Thanks a lot.
Etherboot is old project.  PXELinux is newer which, in most cases,
supercedes Etherboot.

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