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| − | == ''Prolog'' ==
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| − | This guide helps explain how to set up a PXE server using in.tftpd and dnsmasq.
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| − | 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>
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| − | 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!
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| − | == Understanding the PXE/Network Boot process ==
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| − | == Installing and Configuring in.tftpd for serving your network boot files ==
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| − | == Installing and Configuring DNSMasq for DHCP / PXE Booting ==
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| − | == Configuring PXELinux (based on syslinux) ==
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| − | == Choosing a post PXE file sharing system (NFS, Samba, etc) ==
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| − | == Editing your pxelinux.cfg/default file (network boot menu) ==
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| − | netboot=http://192.168.0.1/sysrcd.dat
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| − | fetch=tftp://
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| − | == Testing your first network boot ==
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| − | == Adding more operating systems / installations to your working PXE setup ==
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