PXE BOOT Server

[RedVyper]

I apoligze if i'm in the wrong thread i was not sure where to post such a question.

I am looking for a software package server package that can be run of a windows XP Pro installation that provides PXE Server boot capabilities.

In other words i'd like to plug my laptop in that is running windows XP Pro into a network and be able to go up to a workstation and boot of its PXE boot card right to my laptop. I know I could use server 2003 with RIS services but I would rather have XP pro on my laptop and not server. is this possible does any such package exist?

[radhus]

This might not be the soloution you are looking for but...

I have XP Pro on my workstation. When I should reinstall/format on another computer I boot with "Bart's network disk" (http://www.nu2.nu/bootdisk/network/)

, we all know bart don't we. Then I map a drive on the formatted computer to an XP folder (i386 or something).. Then i install with winnt.exe

I know, you want to boot with PXE...

[RedVyper]

Thanks

Yeah i know that way I do that already with a boot disk just wondering If I can add the ability for PXE.

[rdalling]

As I understand it, you can drop an ISO file on the the PXE server device and the client using PXE will load the image and you can work from there...

R

[edg21]

here ya go

PXE Related Resources:

http://support.intel.com/support/network/a...b/CS-008191.htm

[ChrisBaksa]

As I understand it, you can drop an ISO file on the the PXE server device and the client using PXE will load the image and you can work from there...

R

Not yet...

The next release of PE (1.6) will allow this.

Unless you use RIS, you cannot PXE boot an ISO image.

RIS has serious limitations and downfalls.

Chris

[Bilou_Gateux]

Install both tftpd and dhcp on your WinXP Pro box.

you can use freeware to run both :

Tftpd32 includes DHCP, TFTP, SNTP and Syslog servers as well as a TFTP client.

look at this URL to know what to configure on your DHCP Server :

PXES Howto

the example use builtin M$ DHCP service of Windows 2000 Server but you can configure tftpd32 to run the DHCP Server.

Hope it helps.

[RedVyper]

Install both tftpd and dhcp on your WinXP Pro box.

you can use freeware to run both :

Tftpd32 includes DHCP, TFTP, SNTP and Syslog servers as well as a TFTP client.

look at this URL to know what to configure on your DHCP Server :

PXES Howto

the example use builtin M$ DHCP service of Windows 2000 Server but you can configure tftpd32 to run the DHCP Server.

Hope it helps.

Thanks perfect that should do what I need