[cobalt-developers] OS Restore on a live LAN

[Malcolm McLeary <mmcleary@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Guys,

Although Cobalt say to use a cross-over cable or an isolated LAN when doing
an OS Restore I tried it over a live LAN.  The RaQ3 was connected to the
100Mb backbone, the PC to a 10Mbps switched port ... OS Restore happened
without a hitch.

There was however an interesting side effect ...

Any Win9x PC booted while the OS Restore workstation was running failed to
authenticate (i.e. network logon).  The problem was resolved when I shutdown
the OS Restore PC.

The solution of course is do as recommended, but I'd be interested to know
why this happened.

Cheers,  Malcolm