[syslinux] Is it possible to use PXELinux/SYSLinux with out changing DHCP Server settings ?

[Petro]

On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 12:39:18PM -0600, Aaron McSorley wrote:
> You could try setting up a standalone PXE server.
> Some Linux distros have a package for the one from Intel.

    gethostip. symlinks. different pxelinux.cfg files. 


    http://syslinux.zytor.com/pxe.php under the "How do I configure
    PXELINUX section: 


    Finally, create the directory "/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg". The
    configuration file (equivalent of syslinux.cfg -- see the SYSLINUX
    FAQ for the options here) will live in this directory. Because more
    than one system may be booted from the same server, the
    configuration file name depends on the IP address of the booting
    machine. PXELINUX will search for its config file on the boot server
    in the following way:

        First, it will search for the config file using its own IP
        address in upper case hexadecimal, e.g. 192.0.2.91 -> C000025B
        (you can use the included progam gethostip to compute the
        hexadecimal IP address for any host.)

    Read the rest of the Exciting! Manuscript for more enlightment. 
 
> On Tue, 24 Feb 2004, Naveen E P wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > We have some 100 Servers (includes both Intel and PPC based systems). Is 
> > there any way to easly install OS (different flavours of Linux) on these 
> > systems ? We do not have control over the DHCP Server settings so is there 
> > any way to do this with out touching the DHCP Server ?
> > 
> > We have static IPs for all the systems.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Naveen
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
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