1. In a network having workstations with boot processes and a plurality of computer systems which are coupled to a respective disk storage device, an apparatus for obtaining boot services for a workstation from the disk storage device coupled to a respective one of the plurality of computer systems during the boot process, the workstations, the computer systems, and the apparatus coupled to the network, wherein during the boot process some ones or all of the computer systems can provide boot services, said apparatus comprising: means for sending a boot service request on the network; an interface processor coupled to the network, the interface processor comprising: (a) means for communicating with the workstations and the plurality of computer systems, (b) means for intercepting the boot service request on the networks, (c) means for selecting which ones of the plurality of computer systems can provide boot services, (d) means for sending the boot service request on the network to the selected computer systems, said boot service request being formatted to be received by the selected computer systems, means for receiving a response on the network from one of the selected computer systems to establish the one computer system as a provider of the boot services; and means for communicating on the network with the one computer system to obtain the boot services for the workstation from the disk storage device coupled to the one computer system.