Remote Initial Program Load
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Remote Initial Program Load (RIPL or RPL) is a protocol for starting a computer and loading its operating system from server via a network. Such a server runs a network operating system such as LAN Manager, LAN Server, Windows NT Server, Novell NetWare, Solaris or Linux.[1]
IBM LAN Server enables clients (RIPL-Requesters) to load the operating systems DOS or OS/2 via the 802.2/DLC - protocol from the LAN.
RIPL is almost the same as Preboot Execution Environment (PXE), but it uses the Novell Netware based boot method. It was originally developed by IBM.
[edit] References
- "Novell Boot ROM Developer’s Guide for DOS Workstations". http://zigamorph.net/ibm8227/rpl.pdf. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
- "Microsoft LAN Manager 2.1 RPL Tools and Specification". ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/developr/drg/RPL/. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
- ^ "RPLD - an RPL/RIPL remote boot server". http://gimel.esc.cam.ac.uk/james/rpld/. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
