3Com EtherLink 3C900B User Manual - page 39
Booting From the Network
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4 If your PC has more than one NIC installed, open the Network Interface Card (NIC) list
box and select the NIC to be configured.
5 Click the Configuration tab.
The Configuration screen appears.
6 Under Network Parameter, select the setting to be changed.
For a description of each setting, click the question mark (?) in the upper right corner
of the screen, move it over a setting, and click once.
7 Open the Set Value list box and select a new value from the list of available options.
Repeat the process to change any other configuration setting.
To undo changes and return the settings to their previous values, click Undo Changes.
To return the settings to the factory default settings, click Set Factory Defaults.
8 Click OK to save the changes and exit the program.
Booting From the Network
This section explains how to use the Managed PC Boot Agent (MBA) to boot from the network.
The MBA allows the PC to boot from the server rather than from its local hard drive.
Previously available only on a boot ROM on the NIC, the MBA software is now available on
the EtherCD, where it can be used as a bootable CD. When you boot the PC with the
EtherCD, MBA uses the NIC to do a network boot, allowing the PC to be managed in the
preboot stage.
Using the EtherCD to Boot from the Network
These instructions apply to NICs that do not contain a boot ROM.
If the NIC installed in your PC does contain a boot ROM and you want to use the EtherCD
instead of the boot ROM to boot from the network, you must first either disable the boot
ROM on the NIC (see “Enabling or Disabling the Boot ROM Setting” on page 35 for
instructions), or place the CD-ROM drive before the boot ROM in the order of boot
devices on the PC. (The order of boot devices can be modified through the PC BIOS setup.
Refer to your PC documentation for instructions.)
NOTE: Click Help to obtain general information about the function of a screen. To
obtain specific information about any topic on a screen, click the question mark (?)
in the upper right corner of the screen, move it over a topic, and click once.
NOTE: For detailed information on using, configuring, and troubleshooting the
MBA, refer to the Managed PC Boot Agent User Guide, located with the MBA
software on the EtherCD.
NOTE: The default MBA configuration setting on the EtherCD is the PXE boot
method. If you need another boot method, you must create a bootable MBA
floppy disk or CD containing the new boot method. For instructions, see the
“MBA on Disk” section in the Managed PC Boot Agent User Guide located with
the MBA software on the EtherCD.