Thanks Pat, your info was helpful! ..some questions: [*] why would you use the unattended-4.4b/linuxboot/tftpboot instead of unattended- 4.4b/bootdisk/tftpboot ?!?
[*] is filename "pxelinux.0" enough or must the absolute path be specified?! like filename "/tftpboot/pxelinux.0" ??? [*] I found the following line at http://syslinux.zytor.com/pxe.php#dhcp : "TFTP daemon runs under chroot (tftp-hpa will do this if you specify the -s (secure) option; this is highly recommended)" ..back to my question: is its use recommended for this purpose?! [*] I have included the "range <from> <to>" declaration within the subnet block, see below: subnet 131.188.xxx.x netmask 255.255.255.0 { range 131.188.118.200 131.188.118.231; ..now with this configuration only hosts (pxe-clients) which get an IP in this range may reach the pxelinux.0 ?!? true or false?! Thank You in advance. *alexandru On 9 Sep 2004 at 16:56, Patrick J. LoPresti wrote: > "Alexandru Savescu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > [*] added folowing lines in /etc/inetd.conf: > > tftp dgram udp wait root /usr/sbin/tcpd > > /usr/sbin/in.tftpd /var/lib/tftpboot (btw, can I use the -s flag > > here for /usr/sbin/tcpd??) > > I do not know what the -s flag does. > > > [*] populated the /tftpboot directory using the files from > > unattended- 4.4b/bootdisk/tftpboot/ > > I would probably use unattended-4.4b/linuxboot/tftpboot instead, but > no matter. > > > Now I got stuck on the DHCP config. The DHCP server is another > > machine in the LAN. The /etc/dhcp3/dhcpd.conf looks like this: > > > > allow booting; > > allow bootp; > > > > # Group the PXE bootable hosts together > > group { > > # PXE-specific configuration directives... > > option dhcp-class-identifier "PXEClient"; > > next-server pxe_boot_server_address; > > > > # You need an entry like this for every host > > # unless you're using dynamic addresses > > host hostname { > > hardware ethernet ethernet_address; > > fixed-address hostname; > > } > > } > > > > What should I understand by next-server?! Is it the same machine > > which runs the tftpd (in this case includes also the /tftpboot > > directory) > > Yes. next-server should be the DNS name or IP address of the TFTP > server. It is where the PXE client will read the boot image from. You > also need: > > filename "pxelinux.0" > > ...which specifies the file name of the boot image. > > > What about the host entry?!? > > Remove it. > > > I would like to install the OS' from any host connected to the LAN, > > not only from a specific one.. > > Then you need a "range <from> <to>" declaration. I believe this must > appear within a "subnet" block. > > Sorry I can't be of more help, but I am still using ISC DHCP version > 2.0 (long story). > > - Pat ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: YOU BE THE JUDGE. Be one of 170 Project Admins to receive an Apple iPod Mini FREE for your judgement on who ports your project to Linux PPC the best. Sponsored by IBM. Deadline: Sept. 13. Go here: http://sf.net/ppc_contest.php _______________________________________________ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
