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+ | * Get a working DHCP server, TFTP server, HTTP server, and anything else you're likely to need for testing. If you have a home router providing DHCP, you'll probably need to disable it, or set up a physically separate network for gPXE testing. | ||
* Check that you can test gPXE on real hardware. There are several suggested ways for doing this in the //How to deploy gPXE// section on the [[:howtos]] page. | * Check that you can test gPXE on real hardware. There are several suggested ways for doing this in the //How to deploy gPXE// section on the [[:howtos]] page. | ||
* Check that you can test gPXE under virtualisation. Ideally, get both bochs and qemu up and running. Instructions for doing this can be found in the ''contrib/bochs'' directory within the gPXE tree. | * Check that you can test gPXE under virtualisation. Ideally, get both bochs and qemu up and running. Instructions for doing this can be found in the ''contrib/bochs'' directory within the gPXE tree. | ||
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- | * Get a working DHCP server, TFTP server, HTTP server, and anything else you're likely to need for testing. If you have a home router providing DHCP, you'll probably need to disable it, or set up a physically separate network for gPXE testing. | ||
* If there is any equipment that you are expecting us to provide (network cards etc.), please let us know immediately so that we can get them shipped to you before coding starts. | * If there is any equipment that you are expecting us to provide (network cards etc.), please let us know immediately so that we can get them shipped to you before coding starts. |