Booting with TFTP

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There's also the SxS that I wrote:
http://www.linux-sxs.org/internet_serving/pxeboot.html

On Tue, 27 Dec 2005, David Bandel wrote:

> On 12/27/05, jess_lyn (sent by Nabble.com) <lists at nabble.com> wrote:
> >  hi everyone.......
> >
> >
> >    can anyone help me with configuring the tftp server in redhat 9. i 'm
> > using tftp version 0.32-4. i have to boot a kernel named as linux to a
> > specific target and its IP address is given. please help!!!
> >
>
> You need a couple of things:
> 1.  a dhcp/bootp server (ISC dhcpd3 is a good bet)
>      if you want a static IP, follow the examples for a host stanza
>
> you also need to have a:
>      next-server
> line to tell the system where to look for its OS and a
>      file
> line to tell it what to load.
>
> 2.  There are a few requirements on the tftp side (like where in
> /tftpboot to keep the kernel image, etc.).
>
> 3.  You'll need to mount a filesystem from somewhere, that could be
> local or via NFS.
>
> There are some how-to s on the net that should help, just depends on
> what exactly you want to do (the boot part itself is fairly
> straigh-forward, it's the filesystem stuff that can get frustrating).
>
> Ciao,
>
> David A. Bandel
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