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[Nogg3r5]

**bows down to Pieter the Ubuntu God**

Is there anything you dont know?

On a totally random note, does n e one know n e thing about PXE? Or am I actually gonna have to do real research, instead of just asking someone. I wanan create an XP Image and use it to image laptops using PXE prefereaably from a *nix server of some kind.

[Pieter]

Unfortunately, I have never heard of PXE so I looked it up on the Wikipedia. Does this allow you to let multiple computers use the OS running on a central server at the same time?

Edit: I have noticed on my login screen that you can log in using something called XDMCP (X Display Manager Control Protocol). I don't know what exactly that is, but then I saw what the Wikipedia wrote about it. I think that this feature will allow you to log in on other Linux machines (that could be a central server) remotely using the user name and password you'd normally use on that computer. This is different from VNC because you can have multiple sessions running at the same time. In human language: two people could be using the same server at the same time! This feature comes preinstalled with Ubuntu, so this could be what you're looking for. The downside of all this: if you want to use Windows on the central server, this won't help you. And you'd have to install Ubuntu on all your guest PCs.

[Nogg3r5]

PXE is a netboot/netinstall style thing. Its hardware based. it allows your network card to connect to a server and then install an image onto your hard drive from the server. So its an Imaging Technology. Make sense? Shout if not and ill explain it in more detail. I know what it is and how it works, I just dont know how to use it...yet

[Pieter]

I get the picture. I looked for something similar in the past, but I haven't been able to figure out how this stuff works. I did a quick Google search and I clicked on a random link. It seems to be very complicated to set up. If you can't figure this PXE thing out, perhaps you should do some more investigation on XDMCP.

[spock1982 (Ernie)]

I have had some experience with this type of set up and they are fairly complex to configure. Have you thought of trying something like the Enterprise edition of Norton Ghost. It offers the same type of usability while at the same time being easier to configure. If I recall right your NIC must support PXE for the configuration that you are looking at. Ghost is not limited by that requirement. It has been a long time since I worked on this so I may be mistaken.

[Nogg3r5]

Unfortunately, I work in a school and our budget for this is ?0.00 or less. Soooo, norton isnt really an option. Pirating it isnt an option either.

[OldManDeath]

I have been seeing a lot of press lately about Ubuntu.  So it seems like it is possible that this is becoming "THE" linux distro to have.

[El Guru (Al)]

Well with Dell offering it on some of their systems, that could be a sign.

[OldManDeath]

This is true.  I am sure that they reviewed a lot of distros before they picked which to go with.

[El Guru (Al)]

What I had read is that is the distro Michael Dell is using on his system.

[spock1982 (Ernie)]

Ubuntu is the easiest distro I have ever worked with. I like the unofficial version that can be found Here. It has a ton of additional software already built in, including MP3 and WMA codec.

[Richard]

I have question which i still don't know.

Why you can download updates for Ubuntu and it does not require a reboot expect a new kernel but with Windows even if download the update to fix the Ipod problem for example you need to reboot your PC for it to take effect. The only answer i can think of is how the Kernel is built is that right???

Thanks

P.S i think UUE 1.3 is very bloated now and not needed now with features like easy codec installer

[Pieter]

The only answer i can think of is how the Kernel is built is that right???

Yes, probably. I think this is just a case of coding efficiency. Either that or Windows demands you to reboot your system when it's not necessary.

[Ashley Wagner]

Pieter, you really know a lot of Linux. How long have you been using it? I still know very little about it but that's just because I haven't taken the time to sit down and learn about it. One of these days, I will.

[Pieter]

How long have you been using it?

I switched to Ubuntu about four months ago, but I've experimented a lot with Linux in the past before I actually made the switch from Windows to Linux. Three months ago, I still thought that compiling tarballs was nearly impossible and installing software was a complete hell! You really do learn a lot just by messing around with your system and browsing the internet. Sure, people have written lots of books about Linux but finding out how this stuff works on your own is the best way to get the hang of it.