# Introducing the Madge Smartrom

The Madge Smartrom allows a workstation to boot directly from a network server. Booting from the server provides significant benefits. Some Ringnodes, including the Smart 16/4 AT Plus Ringnode, are supplied with a Smartrom onboard. Madge also supplies Smartroms that you can install onto a Smart 16/4 Ringnode yourself. You can remote boot from:

- Network operating systems that support Remote Program Load (including Microsoft LAN Manager, Windows NT, IBM LAN Server, and Novell NetWare).

- Novell NetWare with the Remote Reset booting scheme.

Further Information

The Smartrom configuration software

Firmware for the AT PnP, AT Plus, ISA Client Plus and PCI BusMaster Ringnodes

Firmware for other Smart 16/4 Ringnodes

| Remote Program Load, RPL, Remote Initial Program Load, and RIPL, are equivalent IBM terms.