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Line 12: Historically, BOOTP has also been used for [[Unix-like]] [[diskless workstation]]s to obtain the network ___location of their [[boot image]], in addition to the IP address assignment. Enterprises used it to roll out a pre-configured client (e.g., [[Microsoft Windows\|Windows]]) installation to newly installed PCs. Initially requiring the use of a boot [[floppy disk]] to establish the initial network connection, manufacturers of network interfaces later embedded the protocol in the [[~~BIOS~~firmware]] of interface cards as well as system boards with on-board network interfaces, thus allowing direct network booting. ==History==

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