setup an OS distribution server

[nandonachi]

ive read some articles on pxe boot and norton ghost written by raymond but i have some doubts :

1. Is Pxe boot used to boot a computer with a different OS hosted on a server, it requires a floppy disk which is obsolete , is there a way to use cd or usb drive? on googling i found some "memdisk " file etc which im finding difficult to use.

2.In general , is there any way to boot a computer using an OS image(iso etc) hosted on some other computer (just like live OS cds but instead of a cd we use network to load the OS from another computer)

pls help
thnks in advance

[Raymond]

I've personally seen such things in action.
http://www.serverpark.net.my

The image is located at a server and boot via PXE. The computer can boot up windows even without hard drive. It's very impressive.

[hsakarp_kahtap]

thanks raymond it a very useful site

[nandonachi]

first of all thanks a lot raymond, u rule!!!

but i would be grateful if u could provide a free or alternative version of serverpark, i have found some links regarding thin client servers/solutions which are similar to the product that you talked about

[ismailtahir]

this sound more like a thin client to me

check out citrix ica , this is what we are using in da office