Network Booting » History » Version 1
Joseph Foley, 2015-09-05 02:31
1 | 1 | Joseph Foley | h1. Network Booting |
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3 | [[Helium]] is hosting a TFTP server and a DHCP server. This, when configured in a certain way, allows for "network booting". |
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5 | h2. How to use |
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7 | Just connect your machine to the [[Gallium|NAT]] network, and boot it, when booting make sure to make it "network boot" or something similar. |
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9 | h2. How does it work? |
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11 | First, your computer requests an ip address, the server provides it with one, when it gets it, it sees a special flag on the packet received from the server. It contains information about a TFTP server it should connect to and get further instructions there. |
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13 | When it does get those instructions, it executes them and what that produces is what you see. |
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15 | Example: |
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17 | !rnd_helium_netboot_example.png! |
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19 | h2. How can i make one myself |
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21 | Follow these instructions: http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/478 |