On 01/09/11 00:38, Isaac Freeman wrote:
Thanks for the reply. Yes, I'm looking to set up a PXE server. The
permissions on the directory provided to atftpd are 777 as specified in
the usage. I don't see how host.{allow,deny} make any difference with
whether or not the server starts.
They don't affect the server starting - they are the next obstacle after
the server starts ("it wouldn't take connections through the default
inetd stuff" ?).
I'll give tftp-hpa a try, and I'll
look in to gpxe.
Irony(?) - looking through my notes from when I was collecting
information to build my first pxe server, I see all these Lotus links...
:-) I no longer have my IBM logins - but you'll find plenty of internal
references (redbooks etc).
I used/use a separate machine (IPCop) for my DHCP server - so your setup
will be different. Post your dhcpd.conf and if you have problems
connecting clients to a running tftp server.
There's a good guide to a basic single machine setup here:-
http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/478
NOTE: that is slightly different to Squeeze - replace references to
/var/lib/tftpboot with /serv/tftpboot
Basic guide (note my point about me not running a dhcp server on the
same box:-
*Install tftp server
# apt-get install tftpd-hpa
*Check tftp server
# netstat -uap | grep tftp
udp 0 0 *:tftp *:*
2242/inetd
If you don't get that output, please advise and I'll post the simple fix.
*Setup dhcpd.conf eg.:-
subnet 192.168.2.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
range 192.168.2.10 192.168.2.20;
filename "pxelinux.0";
next-server 192.168.2.1;
option routers 192.168.2.1;
}
*Setup server directories:-
# mkdir -v /srv/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg
# mkdir -pv /srv/tftpboot/$distro/$release/$arch
^^ eg. /srv/tftpboot/debian/squeeze/i386
*Setup pxelinux.cfg/default (/srv/tftpboot/pexlinux.cfg/default):-
---------------------------------
DISPLAY boot.txt
DEFAULT squeeze_i386_expert_kde
LABEL squeeze_i386_expert_kde
kernel debian/squeeze/i386/linux
append priority=low vga=normal initrd=debian/squeeze
/i386/initrd.gz desktop=kde --
LABEL squeeze_i386_rescue
kernel debian/squeeze/i386/linux
append vga=normal initrd=debian/squeeze/i386/initrd.gz
rescue/enable=true --
PROMPT 1
TIMEOUT 0
--------------------------------
*Setup boot.txt (/srv/tftpbooot/pxelinux.cfg/boot.txt)
NOTE: I found there are limits to the amount of entries in this - if you
strike problems let me know and I show you the (graphical) workaround.
-------------------------------
- Boot Menu -
=============
squeeze_i386_expert_kde
squeeze_i386_rescue
------------------------------
* Setup files to be served eg.:-
# cd /srv/tftpboot/
# wget -t 0
http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/dists/squeeze/main/installer-i386/current/images/netboot/debian-installer/i386/pxelinux.0
# cd /srv/tftpboot/debian/squeeze/i386
# wget -t 0
http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/dists/squeeze/main/installer-i386/current/images/netboot/debian-installer/i386/linux
# wget -t 0
http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/dists/squeeze/main/installer-i386/current/images/netboot/debian-installer/i386/initrd.gz
* Restart server:-
# service tftpd-hpa restart
Disclaimer - I'm working from notes and memory, *do* check my spelling.
I've noted anytime I modify the default Debian settings - so if you are
working with pre-installed packages double check that you didn't change
default setting, or:-
# dpkg-reconfigure $whatever_package_has_been_tweaked
<snipped - top posting makes replying more trouble than it's worth>
For gPXE:-
http://etherboot.org/wiki/start
I was initially inspired by this:-
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1911723796712805715
Cheers
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