Network install WinXP

[Audiofight]

Alright....I have the files on my server and my main rig is able to start up a new install of WinXP through the command line.

So, I know this will work. I can't install from the cdrom on my laptop, but can boot from floppy. So, I need help figuring out how I will be able to boot into DOS and have network support so I can browse the network and start my installation.

I have 2 NICs at my disposal, a 3Com PCMCIA NIC or my Orinoco Gold 802.11b wireless NIC. I would obviously like to use the 3Com b/c of the 100 MB transfer speed, but will settle for either one working.

Need some help on what to do and where to get the files.

 

[lobadobadingdong]

Micro$oft Technet
have you tried here?

 

[azev]

first of all I think you need a nic card that has a boot rom and install RIS server.
The process is too complicated to write on a thread, but you can find many documentation about this if you search in google.

Here is one artice on about it
http://www.winnetmag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=7109

Good Luck.

 

[Audiofight]

I managed to get a boot disk with NIC drivers and a client loaded. Mapped the drive to my server where the install files were copied and installed WinXP this afternoon.

I am typing this post on my laptop sitting out in the living room of my house watching tv.

Thanks for the help....