Patent ID: 7114065
Filing Date: 2006-09-26
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for managing a network boot of a client computer, the method comprising: storing a list of trusted Pre-boot eXecution Environment (PXE) boot program servers in an interface service card coupled to a client computer on a network, the interface service card also being coupled to a hyper-secure remote service network that includes a remote supervisor computer, wherein the remote supervisor computer controls the storage of the list of trusted PXE boot program servers in the interface service card; broadcasting a request for a boot program from the client computer to a network of PXE boot program servers; receiving a response to the request for the boot program at the client computer, the response being from a responding boot program server on the network of PXE boot program servers; comparing an identity of the responding boot program server with the list of PXE trusted boot program servers; and upon verifying that the responding boot program server is on the list of PXE trusted boot program servers, requesting and downloading onto the client computer a boot program from the responding PXE boot program server.