Re: [K12OSN] Help!!!

[cliebow <cliebow downeast net>]

seeems you are talking two difrrerent thinngs..th etherboot floppy is 
meant to boot the client...
Oncethe terminal is up floppyd allows you to read and write a dos 
formatted floppy
Jeff Braumberger wrote:

> Ok I have the server up and running almost. Can’t get the Mtools fm to 
> work. I keep getting “Can’t connect to floppyd server on local host 
> port 5703 – can’t initialize A.
>
> I have mount the A drive and am able to copy the Ethernet bootrom I 
> need to my floppy. Let me see if I’m thinking right.
>
> I need the bootrom for the clients Ethernet card? -Intel EtherExpress 
> Pro/100 –bootrom 82559?
>
> Will the client boot automatically from the floppy? I have the boot 
> sequence correct although since it’s diskless do I need to do this?
>
> What use is the floppyd server?
>
> Thanks
>
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