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httpboot [2009/12/20 12:00]
sha0 Moved screen-shot out of TOC's way
httpboot [2010/10/14 04:29]
dali Corrected webserver.com -> example.com
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 HTTP can handle much larger files than TFTP, and scale to much larger distances. ​ You can easily download multi-megabyte files, such as a Linux kernel and a root filesystem, and you can download from servers that are not on your local area network. ​ We have successfully tested booting across the Atlantic using HTTP! HTTP can handle much larger files than TFTP, and scale to much larger distances. ​ You can easily download multi-megabyte files, such as a Linux kernel and a root filesystem, and you can download from servers that are not on your local area network. ​ We have successfully tested booting across the Atlantic using HTTP!
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 ===== Using PXELINUX ===== ===== Using PXELINUX =====
  
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     echo Performing DHCP on first network interface     echo Performing DHCP on first network interface
     dhcp net0     dhcp net0
-    set 210:string http://webserver.com/ +    ​set 209:string pxelinux.cfg/​default 
-    echo Set PXELINUX prefix to use ${210:​string} +    ​set 210:string http://example.com/
-    echo Chaining PXELINUX+
     chain ${210:​string}pxelinux.0     chain ${210:​string}pxelinux.0
  
 The '​chain'​ command above will be expanded by gPXE to: The '​chain'​ command above will be expanded by gPXE to:
-  chain http://webserver.com/​pxelinux.0 +  chain http://example.com/​pxelinux.0 
-and the chained-to PXELINUX will look for its configuration file using the 210 prefix. ​ All relative paths specified in the PXELINUX configuration file will also have this prefix prepended to them.+and the chained-to PXELINUX will look for its configuration file using the 210 prefix. 
 +All relative paths specified in the PXELINUX configuration file will also have this prefix 
 +prepended to them. 
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