PXE network boot server

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Contents

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.
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!

Understanding the PXE/Network Boot process

to be completed

Installing and Configuring in.tftpd for serving your network boot files

to be completed

Installing and Configuring DNSMasq for DHCP / PXE Booting

to be completed

Configuring PXELinux (based on syslinux)

to be completed

Choosing a post PXE file sharing system (NFS, Samba, etc)

to be completed

Editing your pxelinux.cfg/default file (network boot menu)

to be completed

Testing your first network boot

to be completed

Adding more operating systems / installations to your working PXE setup

to be completed

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