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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.
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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.
    
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 ==
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== Distros / Tools ==
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=== 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.
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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.
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This approach uses the syslinux memdisk utility to boot the UBCD LiveCD over the network via pxelinux.
    
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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