bootp only to boot?

I have a system that I'd like to just signal to boot via the network.
Nothing fancy, no special netconfig or kernel to pass to the system, just to
tell it to turn on. The motherboard is set up to listen on the NIC, but
what do I need to do to signal it from another Linux box?

Thanks!

/dev/null wrote:
> I have a system that I'd like to just signal to boot via the network.
> Nothing fancy, no special netconfig or kernel to pass to the system, just to
> tell it to turn on. The motherboard is set up to listen on the NIC, but
> what do I need to do to signal it from another Linux box?
>

BOOTP does not work that way. A computer freshly started can use
BOOTP to set the necessary network parameters and tell the
client which file to load and from which server. The network
boot load is performed using TFTP.

If you want to switch a computer on with a command from
the Ethernet, you need a 'Magic Packet'. The motherboard
has to support it and often a special cable is needed
inside the computer from the NIC to the motherboard.

For details, Google for 'magic packet'.

HTH

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Tauno Voipio
tauno voipio (at) iki fi

> For details, Google for 'magic packet'.

Bingo. Thanks very much. Exactly what I'm looking for.