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Broadcom Boot Agent Driver Software:
Broadcom 440X 10/100 Integrated Controller
User Guide
Overview
Client Setup
Server Setup
Overview
The Broadcom 440X 10/100 Integrated Controller supports Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE). PXE
is a software module that allows your networked computer to boot with the images provided by remote
servers across the network. The Broadcom PXE driver complies with the PXE 2.1 specification and is
released with both monolithic and split binary images. This provides flexibility to users on different
environments where the motherboard may or may not have built-in base code.
PXE operates in a client/server environment. A network consists of one or more boot servers that
provide boot images to multiple computers through the network. Broadcom PXE implementation has
been tested successfully in the following environments:
● Linux® Red Hat® PXE server. Broadcom PXE clients are able to remote-boot and utilize
network resources (NFS mount, and so on) and to do Linux installation. In the case of a remote
boot, the Linux universal driver binds seamlessly with the Broadcom UNDI (Universal Network
Driver Interface) and provides a network interface in the Linux remote-booted client
environment.
● Microsoft® Windows 2000. Using Windows Remote Installation Services (RIS), Broadcom
PXE clients are able to perform remote installations from the network.
● Intel® APITEST. The Broadcom PXE driver passes all API compliance test suites.
● DOS UNDI. Universal NDIS seamlessly binds with Broadcom UNDI to provide NDIS2 interface
to the upper-layer protocol stack. This allows computers to connect to network resources in a
DOS environment.
● Microsoft Windows NT® 4.0 Remote Boot Server