Hi all…
I’ll put this in the handbook when I get around to updating that… but in short, those who need to be able to netboot SGI systems from a Windows host, might wish to give tftpd32 a try. I’ve been tinkering with this TFTP server in order to load some ARM-based devices (Ka-Ro TX27s using RedBoot). I find this server daemon is inconsistent with its loading speed when transferring files to a TX27 (sometimes speed is good; around 1MB/sec, other times it crawls at 3KB/sec), however experimenting with it in a VirtualBox VM running Windows 2000, it works flawlessly for netbooting the SGI O2 I have here.
Below is a screenshot of the settings used. A Linux or Unix-based TFTP server would be better if that can be organised, but for those who have no option, this may be a viable alternative.
TFTPD32 Configuration, tested with an SGI O2
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