Comments on: Ubuntu Live Network Boot using PXE http://blogs.sourceallies.com/2010/02/ubuntu-live-network-boot-using-pxe/ Technical and process thinking from Source Allies employees Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:35:28 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Erik http://blogs.sourceallies.com/2010/02/ubuntu-live-network-boot-using-pxe/comment-page-1/#comment-592 Erik Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:26:56 +0000 http://blogs.sourceallies.com/?p=945#comment-592 Potentially. It responds faster then a Live CD dose in general. I wouldn't use it for a extended period of time. It is great for recovery. It however is one of those things that look better on paper. The file system is mounted by NFS. If the NFS server becomes overloaded or your network becomes unstable your connection to the file system is dropped. When that happens, the computer just halts, as it has no no way to reestablish a connection. Potentially.
It responds faster then a Live CD dose in general.
I wouldn’t use it for a extended period of time.
It is great for recovery.
It however is one of those things that look better on paper. The file system is mounted by NFS. If the NFS server becomes overloaded or your network becomes unstable your connection to the file system is dropped. When that happens, the computer just halts, as it has no no way to reestablish a connection.

]]> By: Matt http://blogs.sourceallies.com/2010/02/ubuntu-live-network-boot-using-pxe/comment-page-1/#comment-591 Matt Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:54:06 +0000 http://blogs.sourceallies.com/?p=945#comment-591 Seems like this could be used to help an organization (currently using Windows) give Linux on the desktop a try for a week or so (without dual booting, reformatting, etc)? In this case, would you just configure the booted image to have a home directory on a shared server so wouldn't need to mail client settings and printers every day? Seems like this could be used to help an organization (currently using Windows) give Linux on the desktop a try for a week or so (without dual booting, reformatting, etc)? In this case, would you just configure the booted image to have a home directory on a shared server so wouldn’t need to mail client settings and printers every day?

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