▁can ▁be ▁monitor ed ▁on ▁the ▁server . ▁See ▁E po pt es ▁( A ▁Lab ▁Management ▁Tool ). ▁ ▁The ▁founder ▁and ▁project ▁leader ▁of ▁L T SP ▁is ▁Jim ▁Mc Qu ill an , ▁and ▁L T SP ▁is ▁distributed ▁under ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁GNU ▁General ▁Public ▁License . ▁ ▁The ▁L T SP ▁client ▁boot ▁process ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁L T SP ▁server , ▁a ▁ch root ▁environment ▁is ▁set ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁minimal ▁Linux ▁operating ▁system ▁and ▁X ▁environment . ▁ ▁Either : ▁▁ ▁the ▁computer ▁will ▁boot ▁ ▁from ▁a ▁local ▁boot ▁device ▁( like ▁a ▁hard disk , ▁CD - ROM ▁or ▁USB ▁disk ), ▁where ▁it ▁loads ▁a ▁small ▁Linux ▁kernel ▁from ▁that ▁device ▁which ▁initial izes ▁the ▁system ▁and ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁peri pher als ▁that ▁it ▁recogn izes , ▁or ▁ ▁the ▁thin ▁client ▁will ▁use ▁P X E ▁or ▁Network ▁boot ing , ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁on board ▁E ther net ▁firm ware , ▁to ▁request ▁an ▁IP ▁address ▁and ▁boot ▁server ▁( the ▁L T SP ▁server ) ▁using ▁the ▁D H CP ▁protocol . ▁A ▁P X E ▁boot loader ▁( P X E linux ) ▁is ▁loaded ▁which ▁then ▁retr ieves ▁a ▁Linux ▁kernel ▁and ▁init rd ▁from ▁a ▁T rivial ▁File ▁Transfer ▁Pro tocol ▁( TF TP ) ▁service ▁usually ▁running ▁on ▁the ▁L T SP ▁server . ▁Using ▁the ▁util ities ▁in ▁the ▁init rd , ▁the ▁kernel ▁will ▁request ▁a ▁( new ) ▁D H