jignesh jani
2012-Jan-29 04:13 UTC
[syslinux] hi how to creat pxe support thin clinet in linux
i had rtl 8139d lan card in this l;an card pxe boot is avilable how colud i do for the linux boot in suse or how colud i creat pxe server on suse or any linux pls i am new person in this field thanking you
Gene Cumm
2012-Jan-29 14:16 UTC
[syslinux] hi how to creat pxe support thin clinet in linux
On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 23:13, jignesh jani <kiljirgroup at gmail.com> wrote:> i had ?rtl 8139d lan card in this l;an card pxe boot is avilable how colud > i do for the linux boot in suse or how colud i creat pxe server on suse or > any linux > pls > i am new person in this ?field ?thanking youThe basics are: - Use DHCP - Install a tftpd somewhere reachable - Configure the dhcpd to hand out a PXELINUX binary (pxelinux.0 or gpxelinux.0 for example) and to point to the tftpd for next-server if it's not on the same machine as the dhcpd. - Copy the PXELINUX binary to the tftpd - Copy a kernel/initrd that are ready for PXE boot (or can be configured to be such via command line options) - Create a simple Syslinux config on the tftpd (doc/syslinux.txt for its format; doc/pxelinux.txt for its name) You might also find http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php/PXELINUX useful to read. There are more complex setups possible but I'd advise starting simple like this first. -- -Gene