Difference between revisions of "PXE network boot server"
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This guide helps explain how to set up a PXE server using in.tftpd and dnsmasq. | This guide helps explain how to set up a PXE server using in.tftpd and dnsmasq. | ||
| − | This may be useful for installing an operating system on a machine that has no optical drive and/or an older BIOS which doesn't support booting from USB. | + | This may be useful for installing an operating system on a machine that has no optical drive and/or an older BIOS which doesn't support booting from USB. </br> |
This guide will cover the basics of getting your server set up to allow clients to boot from the network to a pxelinux/syslinux menu and choose an option of installing / running your preferred distribution or installing a MS Windows operating system - the possibilities are endless and you are free to use it as you wish!! The funtoo way! | This guide will cover the basics of getting your server set up to allow clients to boot from the network to a pxelinux/syslinux menu and choose an option of installing / running your preferred distribution or installing a MS Windows operating system - the possibilities are endless and you are free to use it as you wish!! The funtoo way! | ||
Revision as of 00:56, 14 March 2012
Prolog
This guide helps explain how to set up a PXE server using in.tftpd and dnsmasq. This may be useful for installing an operating system on a machine that has no optical drive and/or an older BIOS which doesn't support booting from USB. </br> This guide will cover the basics of getting your server set up to allow clients to boot from the network to a pxelinux/syslinux menu and choose an option of installing / running your preferred distribution or installing a MS Windows operating system - the possibilities are endless and you are free to use it as you wish!! The funtoo way!
