tftp

[Couannette]

It would be great if we build a network installation, and a module that
install all software need to make a master server.

I've such a project next year at my future position :-).

Requirements:
	master server: all usual network stuff + bind + dhcp server
			+ tftp-hpa + Lunar kernel + Lunar rootfs for
			a network installation
			
			lget all on master server

	workstation: mounting the Lunar rootfs prepared for network 				
installation, an automagically configuration
			starts, pumps modules in master server instead
			of getting them from the Internet and copy a
			skeleton of preferences for a typical work/home
			station

Anybody interested in this developement ?

Couannette :-D


Chuck Mead wrote:
> Couanette,
>           good work. now if we couls figure out how to do an installation
> across the network! :-)
> 
> On Mon, 17 Nov 2003, Couannette wrote:
> 
> 
>>Hi,
>>
>>for everyone that want to boot from network ....
>>
>>I wanted to boot my 'gimli' EPIA-machine that uses the PXE protocol
>>(network boot) and I set up DHCPd. Beware: dhcpd.conf is painfull !!!
>>
>>I installed and setup netkit-tftp: it is not recommended because PXE and
>>this TFTP can't agree on file size... The prefered server is tftp-hpa
>>from kernel.org.
>>
>>Then I make a module for my Lunar for the tftp-hpa package (module
>>attached). This server works perfectly with PXE.
>>
>>Be sure to launch in.tftpd with 'chroot' option (-s) and some root
>>access for testing:
>>
>>in.tftpd -l -s -u root /tftpboot -p -v -v -v
>>
>>and in xinetd.d/tftp:
>>
>>service tftp
>>{
>>        socket_type             = dgram
>>        protocol                = udp
>>        wait                    = yes
>>        user                    = root
>>        server                  = /usr/sbin/in.tftpd
>>        server_args             = -l -s -u tftp /var/tftpboot -v -v -v
>>        log_type                = FILE /var/log/xinetd/tftp
>>        log_on_success          = PID HOST USERID EXIT DURATION
>>        log_on_failure          = USERID ATTEMPT
>>        nice                    = 10
>>        disable                 = no
>>        only_from               = 127.0.0.1 192.168.0.0/24
>>}
>>
>>That's it.
>>
>>I put a kernel in my /var/tftpboot and pxelinux.0 and my little
>>workstation booted :-D !
>>
>>Anyone interested ? Any improvement  ?
>>
>>Couannette
>>
>>
>>
>>
> 
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