Re: Hey Festers - Let's Build a gPXE Build Server for the Installfest

Also, VM bridging is not conducive to gPXE and besides WHY? We are using older equipment and we want all the Alan Cox'ian TCP/IP UDP sweetness that IS gPXE: *gPXE* (formerly *Etherboot*) is an open-source Preboot Execution Environment

Re: Hey Festers - Let's Build a gPXE Build Server for the Installfest

heh, ok. I use VM's here a lot because I don't have a large number of machines to use anymore. I haven't tried creating a PXE server though. that would be something new. and yeah, I suspect that booting PXE over the internet would not be doable except on a very secure, very fat pipe. :) anyway,

Re: Hey Festers - Let's Build a gPXE Build Server for the Installfest

Boy, go I wish I was in the valley. On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 11:01 PM, Lisa Kachold wrote: > Thanks Technomage, > > That's not exactly what we require. A VM of what? Laugh! > > I can build a VM also, but why would I, when I can just build the system > and configure the gPXE quicker? > > > On Wed

Re: Hey Festers - Let's Build a gPXE Build Server for the Installfest

Thanks Technomage, That's not exactly what we require. A VM of what? Laugh! I can build a VM also, but why would I, when I can just build the system and configure the gPXE quicker? On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 10:33 PM, Technomage Hawke < technomage.ha...@gmail.com> wrote: > Lisa, > I could build

Re: Hey Festers - Let's Build a gPXE Build Server for the Installfest

Lisa, I could build a vm for that if you want. I could even give ssh access to it on a non-standard port if needed. I already have a vm of ubuntu already installed here. otherwise, I can save it off as an image and we can dd it to a new drive from a dvd. let me know. -Eric On Dec 29, 2010, at

Re: Hey Festers - Let's Build a gPXE Build Server for the Installfest

So this will be a multiple os build server for use at install fests? PXE boot. Select dist and off it goes? With repository for some updates this could be huge, or we talking core install only. I definately have some hardware I would be willing to donate. How much horsepower will we need. An op

Hey Festers - Let's Build a gPXE Build Server for the Installfest

I promised to assist by building a gPXE build server for the Installfest. So, we want to coordinate efforts and request suggestions. (Thanks so much Joseph Sinclair for your good advice). When do we want to build her? What is the target hardware? Other information we might need? Wifi card? Any