Syslinux - Nov 2002 - HOWTO script /pxelinux.cfg/default ?

Hello,

THE PLAN:

a cross-plattform unattended setup system for linux and windows on a RH72
box with PXE, ISC-DHCP2 and TFTP.
Lanboot should be offered with linuxinstall and a dos6.22 LANMAN 3.0
bootdisk + djgpp bash for scripting (see
http://unattended.sourceforge.net)

THE PROBLEM:
DOS Utilities force reboot after partitioning. By then the decision if the
bootimage or the HD should be booted depends on a verification by a shell
script in /pxelinux.cfg/default reading the statusinfo that the bootdisk's
script has placed in i.E. /pxelinux.cfg/%MACADDR%/status.txt
(UTILITY  MACENV.EXE from Backmagic Netboot) puts the MacAddress in an envvar

THE FUTURE:
If this works it is possible to define i.E. 0 for Do nothing and 12 for a
clean unattended w2k or linux ks.cfg installation

AND: using batched etherboot provides dedicated setup for assigned clients

Should be the start of an interface (VB6?). Unfortunately I have no idea
how to use pxelinux HexIP Directories for that (Hell, why Hex?) there are
no dos ports for that C Program and for sure the libs and headers won't
fit.
Any ideas howto beat a net name out of Lanman 3.0 to set the cn and pass
the windows setup it's own HOSTNAME?
Thank you all for reading this and your help on that.

bye willi moser





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