Peer Oliver Schmidt wrote: > Dave, > >> The client is just a p3 800 mhz, equipped only with a matrox g450 >> with tv out cable and a via rhine network card fitted with a boot >> prom. The software resides entirely on the server, which runs the >> dhcp and tftp servers required for netbooting. > > > would you mind providing some more information about your netboot > image? Maybe even make the image/ tools available for other people to > use? > > I currently have a single VDR installation, but want to create a > recording only server in my attic, plus use the other machine as my > live view system plus VOMP server. Saving a harddisk would be nice... ;-) www.etherboot.org, this web site will make you the rom image, then you need the chip, mine was a 27c16 I think, then a programmer to burn the prom chip. The web site supports most any network card that has a spot for a 28 pin chip, etc. Dave