Hello everybody,
today I installed debian via TFTP on a network where I was already running
dnsmasq, and it had never been so simple:
# cat <<__END__ > /etc/dnsmasq.d/tftp
enable-tftp
tftp-root=/var/tftp
__END__
# /etc/init.d/dnsmasq restart
# mkdir /var/tftp ; cd /var/tftp
# wget
http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/wheezy/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/gtk/netboot.tar.gz
# tar xvfz netboot.tar.gz
According to the Debian wiki, only the following other items need to be
configured.
interface=eth1
domain=yourdomain.com
dhcp-range=192.168.0.3,192.168.0.253,255.255.255.0,1h
dhcp-boot=pxelinux.0,pxeserver,192.168.0.2
pxe-service=x86PC, "Install Linux", pxelinux
https://wiki.debian.org/PXEBootInstall#Another_Way_-_use_Dnsmasq
Nevertheless, it looks like pxe-service is not strictly necessary.
I wonder if it would be worth mentioning dnsmasq proeminently it in the
Installation Guide. It is a much easier setup than isc-dhcp-server or BOOTP
(is that still needed ?)
Have a nice day,
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Charles Plessy
Tsurumi, Kanagawa, Japan
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