[syslinux] tftp with pxelinux.0 from syslinux 4.10-pre17

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 03/27/2012 02:39 PM, Christian Hesse wrote:
> "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa at zytor.com> on Tue, 2012/03/27 13:36:
>> On 03/27/2012 01:24 AM, Christian Hesse wrote:
>>>
>>> By the way, I found a workaround: Loading ipxe kernel from pxelinux' menu
>>> via tftp, which then fetches linux kernel and initrd via http.
>>> This gives about 300kB extra data and an additional dhcp handshake, but
>>> it's worth the effort on networks with high latencies.
>>
>> OK, now I'm slightly confused... I thought you were looking for a tftp
>> solution?
> 
> No, I was looking for a way to transfer kernel und initrd via http. First
> choice was syslinux 4.10-pre, but in my setup it stalls even before the menu
> is displayed.
> So yes, an ip/tcp/tftp regression keeps me from using latest pxelinux. ;)
> 
> Thus I used syslinux 4.05 (that has working tftp at least) and ipxe to get
> things to go.

For reference what happens if you put also the menu etc. under http?

	-hpa