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| == Description == | | == Description == |
− | This is a description of how to pxeboot various operating systems tool on devices connected to your network using the [[Thinclient|Thinclient]] and [[Tftp_server|tftp-server]] contributions. | + | This is a description of how to pxeboot various operating systems/tools on devices connected to your network using the [[Thinclient|Thinclient]] and [[Tftp_server|tftp-server]] contributions. |
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| Hopefully, by using the files linked to here, and understanding what we have done, you should be able to add your own options/distributions for booting your devices. | | Hopefully, by using the files linked to here, and understanding what we have done, you should be able to add your own options/distributions for booting your devices. |
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| Don't worry about setting any tftp-server parameters, as these are handled by the [[Thinclient_usage|Thinclient contrib]]. | | Don't worry about setting any tftp-server parameters, as these are handled by the [[Thinclient_usage|Thinclient contrib]]. |
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− | == Universal Boot CD (UBCD) - the easy way == | + | == Distros / Tools == |
| + | === Universal Boot CD (UBCD) - the easy way === |
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− | I have created a sample set of files for deploying [http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/ UBCD] to your devices here. | + | I have created a sample set of files for deploying [http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/ UBCD] to your devices. |
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− | This uses memdisk and boots the liveCD over the network. | + | This approach uses the syslinux memdisk utility to boot the UBCD LiveCD over the network via pxelinux. |
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| Log into your server as root and make sure that you are in the /tftpboot directory | | Log into your server as root and make sure that you are in the /tftpboot directory |
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| Or, if you are more adventurous, boot individual workstations, as per [[Thinclient_usage#Workstations|these directions]] for Individually controlled workstations. | | Or, if you are more adventurous, boot individual workstations, as per [[Thinclient_usage#Workstations|these directions]] for Individually controlled workstations. |
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| + | Ensure that your device is setup to 'Boot from LAN', and away you go! |
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| + | [[Category: Howto]] |