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Toughbook
(Panasonic CF-28): Download and install tfptboot.zip (http://www.digital-us.com/IT.shtml)
to the host computer, that has an Ethernet jack, and CDROM drive. Make the folder where tftpboot resides sharable. Connect host computer and the target
laptop with a crossover cable, or connect them to a hub or switch, or a
router with multiple PC ports with straight cables. Turn off Firewall on all
the devices involved. Change host PC network IP address to
192.68.101.11, Subnetmak: 255.0.0.0, Gateway: 192.68.101.254, Don’t care
about DNS IP’s. Make CDROM sharable. Create an administrator account without
password. Turn off firewall. Run and configure tftpd32.exe as
follow. On Current Directory field type c:\tftpboot, this is the path where
you installed tftp. Under Server Interface, type
192.68.101.11, Under DHCP server, set
range to 192.68.101.68, pool size=2,
boot file= pxelinum.0, mask=255.0.0.0, other fields don’t care. Then click SAVE button. Under setting, check tftp server, tftp
client, DHCP server, syslog server, PXE compatibility, Allow \ as vitual
root, Translate Unix Filename, Show Progress bar, tftp security none
checked. And restart tftpd32.3exe. Turn on the laptop, and press F12 for
network boot, Press CTRL-S to change protocol from RPL to PXE. Reboot again, and press F12 again. The laptop would request IP from the host,
you may see the network activities from the DHCP log on tftpd32 program. The target laptop would load a
program from the host, and prompt for several settings. Just press enter to
use default. When prompted for user name, enter the administrator account
that you created on the host. When a
blue menu appears, select Bart Network Disk.
When > prompt is shown, you should
have access to local drivers C: and A: At this point, you may run fdisk, and
format c: Or type “net use y: \\hostname\e” Where e is the shared CDROM drive of
the host. The host name can be the
host computer name, case sensitive, or IP address, which is
192.68.101.11. Now you can inset a
Windows OS CD in the host, and access it from the target by using y:. |
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