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#	http://Linux-Boot.net/Boot/Network/PXE/tftpboot.Server-Howto.txt
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#	# more config files ( dhcpd.conf, pxeconfig.cfg/default, .. )
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#	http://Linux-Boot.net/Boot/Network/PXE/
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# 01-Mar-05 amo Date-of-Birth
# 13-Mar-05 amo Added comments
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# NOTE:  /tftpboot can be anywhere and named anything :
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#		/var/tftpdboot
#		/home/pxeServer
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# Get the tftpboot network boot images
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#	redhat-9.0:/tftpboot
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mkdir -p /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg
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# Get a Bootable Kernel
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#	http://Linux-Boot.net/Boot/Network/PXE/Kernel
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#	# mount rh-9-cdrom /mnt/cdrom
#	# cp -dpar /mnt/cdrom/images/pxeboot  /tftpboot
#	# umount /mnt/cdrom
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cp -p /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.11 /tftpboot
cp -p /boot/config-2.6.11 /tftpboot
cp -p /boot/initrd-2.6.11.gz /tftpboot
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# # http://Linux-Boot.net/Boot/Network/PXE/SysLinux/syslinux.For-PXE.txt
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# Copy the PXE boot file
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cp -p syslinux-3.07/pxelinux.0 /tftpboot
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# # http://Linux-Boot.net/Boot/Network/PXE/pxeconfig.cfg
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vi /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default
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#	- see the examples
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# # http://Linux-Boot.net/Boot/Network/DHCP
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vi /etc/dhcpd.conf
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#	- see the examples
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# # \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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# # Configure the tftp and bootp Services
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# # \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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grep tftp /etc/services
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#	tftp             69/tcp    #Trivial File Transfer
#	tftp             69/udp    #Trivial File Transfer
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# Turn on the network boot daemons: tftpd and bootpd
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vi /etc/inetd.conf
#	tftp    dgram   udp     wait    nobody  /usr/sbin/tcpd	  in.tftpd -ls /tftpboot -u nobody
#	bootps  dgram   udp     wait    root    /usr/sbin/bootpd  bootpd -d 2 -f 
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#		# -l, -s /tftpboot -u nobody is optional
#		# -d 2 -f  is optional
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# 	-s path is used to set a chroot 
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#	tftp dgram udp wait root /usr/sbin/in.tftpd in.tftpd -s /home/tftpboot -r blksize
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vi /etc/hosts.allow
#	in.tftpd:	w.x.y.z/255.255.255.0
#	# bootp:	w.x.y.z/255.255.255.0
#	# mount:	w.x.y.z/255.255.255.0
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# Restart inetd
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#	/etc/rc.d/init.d/inetd restart
#	kill -HUP ` cat /var/run/inetd.pid `
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# Debugging the tftp server and bootp server
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#	tcpdump port tftp
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#	# while tftp is attempting to get the file:
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#	tftp-server# ps axuwf | egrep "ftp|inet"
#		- look for inetd
#		- look for in.tftpd
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# 	Check for log messages
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#		/var/log/secure
#		/var/log/messages
#		/var/log/syslog
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# Test the tftp Server
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#	cd /tmp
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#	tftp tftp-server
#	> connect tftp-server
#	> help
#	> binary
#	> verbose
#	> status
#	> get /tftpboot/<hostID>/vmlinuz
#	> get initrd.img
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#	#  transfer timed out --->>  TFTP server is not running
#	#	-- inetd.conf, fix hosts.allow, hosts.deny, portmap, etc
#	> quit
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# To Verify bootp
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#	http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-90110/ch06s08.html
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#	/etc/bootptab 
#	bootpd -d4 -s 
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