Claims
- 1. A method for allowing a processor on a motherboard to communicate with a network without loading a network communication protocol, the method comprising
directing the processor to use an off-motherboard communication protocol.
- 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising
modifying a vector in the computer system so that an access to the off-motherboard communication protocol is effected.
- 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication protocol includes a UDP/IP stack.
- 4. An apparatus for allowing a managing computer to control the boot-up of a target machine, the method comprising
one or more instructions executable by a processor in the target machine to use an off-motherboard communication protocol to receive information from the managing computer to effect a controlled boot-up.
- 5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the one or more instructions include instructions for redirecting the processor through a vector location 0xA1.
- 6. A computer-readable medium for allowing a managing computer to control the boot-up of a target machine, the computer readable medium comprising
one or more instructions executable by a processor in the target machine to use an off-motherboard communication protocol to receive information from the managing computer to effect a controlled boot-up.
- 7. A computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave, comprising
one or more instructions executable by a processor in a target machine to use an off-motherboard communication protocol to receive information from a managing computer to effect a controlled boot-up.
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is related to the following U.S. Patent Applications which are hereby incorporated by reference as if set forth in full in this document:
[0002] Ser. No. 09/663,252 entitled “USER INTERFACE FOR DYNAMIC COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT USING ALLOCABLE RESOURCES” filed on Sep. 15, 2000;
[0003] Serial No. ______ [TBD] (attorney docket 020706-001300US) entitled “SYSTEM FOR MANAGING BOOT-UP OF TARGET COMPUTERS”; and
[0004] Serial No. ______ [TBD] (attorney docket 020706-001400US) entitled “SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED BOOT FROM DISK IMAGE”.