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Not sure where you're stuck by Ray of Light 01/14/2005, 10:42am PST
Chairman Mao wrote:

No, seriously, I have come across a bunch of shit about PXE that acts like this is common knowledge like using fucking Word. Anything out there that is a non-ivory tower IT fagfest?


You enable network boot on the client, and provide DHCP (for addressing) & TFTP (for preboot file transfer) servers. You'll need to read the man pages, but configuration of those is really not complicated.

The behaviour you get from the clients -- install / boot / diskless boot / Windows install -- depends on what files the TFTP server gives them, and laying those out might be the trickiest part. Luckily, there are lots of recipes out there that specify what kind of filesystem, kernel, etc. you need to supply.

I imagine Windows can provide the DHCP/TFTP functionality, too. I don't know anything about that, but configuration should be no harder than in Linux. The file layout challenges will be the same.

Ray!
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PXE for fucking idiots by Chairman Mao 01/14/2005, 1:47am PST NEW
    Not sure where you're stuck by Ray of Light 01/14/2005, 10:42am PST NEW
    Re: PXE for fucking idiots by jeep 01/14/2005, 7:22pm PST NEW
        Re: PXE for fucking idiots by Chairman Mao 01/14/2005, 10:14pm PST NEW
            Re: PXE for fucking idiots by Ice Cream Jonsey 01/15/2005, 2:43am PST NEW
            Re: PXE for fucking idiots by Maxime Faget 01/15/2005, 4:48am PST NEW
                Re: PXE for fucking idiots by Chairman Mao 01/15/2005, 12:11pm PST NEW
                    Save yourself the time and buy a CD-ROM. Cheaper, time-wise. NT by foolio, econ. genius/actor/rapper 01/17/2005, 7:08pm PST NEW
                        I have several. That is not the goddamn point. NT by Chairman Mao 01/18/2005, 12:48am PST NEW
                            WHAT'S YOUR POIIIIIIIIIIINT WHAT'S YOURE POOOOOIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINT NT by Jon Favreau 01/18/2005, 1:33am PST NEW
                                fuckin noobs have no respect for the basement. NT by Chairman Mao 01/18/2005, 2:29am PST NEW
                                    Jon Favreau is a very famous actor. :( NT by Creexul :( 01/18/2005, 3:51am PST NEW
                                        =( NT by Chairman Mao 01/18/2005, 11:44am PST NEW
                                        Just not a very good one. NT by whydirt 01/18/2005, 12:01pm PST NEW
 
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