[Bug #1644] remote (network) controllable bootmenu

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=================== BUG #1644: LATEST MODIFICATIONS ==================
http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailbug&bug_id=1644&group_id=68

Changes by: Yoshinori K. Okuji <address@hidden>
Date: 2002-Nov-08 17:20 (GMT)

            What     | Removed                   | Added
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            Severity | Major                     | Ordinary
            Priority | None                      | Low


------------------ Additional Follow-up Comments ----------------------------
This has already been discussed several times in bug-grub.

Unfortunately, I cannot find my own message about this from 
the archive, so I say the same thing once again:

Please design a good and simple protocol. You must consider
that UDP packets can disappear by accident.

Thanks,
Okuji



=================== BUG #1644: FULL BUG SNAPSHOT ===================


Submitted by: nagilum                   Project: GNU GRUB                       
Submitted on: 2002-Nov-08 11:27
Category:  Network                      Severity:  Ordinary                     
Priority:  Low                          Bug Group:  Feature Request             
Resolution:  None                       Assigned to:  None                      
Status:  Open                           Release:                                
Reproducibility:  Every Time            Planned Release:                        

Summary:  remote (network) controllable bootmenu

Original Submission:  I'm using Wake-On-LAN to power on my machine and I'm able 
to power down it again using halt -p under linux for example. However what I 
can't do is to remotely select a different operating system (well I can log 
into my linux box modify the menu.lst and rebootm but I have no access to it 
from FreeBSD for example, I'm using reiserfs)
As there is already basic networking in, terminal code in (for serial control) 
I think it should be easy to make config options to allow connections from a 
specified host/network at a defined port. Then I could telnet there (I know 
plaintext.., but I trust my network) and use the menu as with the serial 
console, nothing fancy..
I think this would make GRUB the first choice bootmanager for all WOL guys.

Follow-up Comments
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Date: 2002-Nov-08 17:20             By: okuji
This has already been discussed several times in bug-grub.

Unfortunately, I cannot find my own message about this from 
the archive, so I say the same thing once again:

Please design a good and simple protocol. You must consider
that UDP packets can disappear by accident.

Thanks,
Okuji


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