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http://unattended.sourceforge.net/pxe-win2k.html
i am not sure if that is the correct way to set it up for w2k3. anyways my dhcp is working fine and its assigning ip to the computers, tftp is running fine. the computers we buy are fortunately already set up for pxe boot. i have experimented with them and they do recognize the tftp connections when i press F12 as they boot. however they give an error message saying TFTP FILE NOT FOUND. i am assuming the computers are looking for the the boot image which i created with Ghost boot wizard here are the steps :
Go to Start -> All Programs -> Symantec Ghost -> Ghost Boot Wizard2.->TCP/IP boot ->PXE Packet driver->pc-dos ->symantec ghost client->dhcp->image file name(which i save in c:\imagebootfile.sys)
actuallys according to http://unattended.sourceforge.net/pxe-win2k.html i have edited the registry to point to this image file.[ in hkey_local_machine\system\
I am clearly missing something and would appreciate your help. i have researched other peoples solutions which mention setting up a boot file in linux i do not have access to linux and i am sure there are alternatives to that.
Please give me a step by step exlanation on how to setup PXE on both the server and clients
How to get it to work with Ghost 8.0 (im i using the right options when creating a boot images? Is the boot image prepared separate from ghost[not using ghost boot wizard]?)
Could my network be the problem, i have a hub a server and 2 computers connected to it just as demo test? however if that is the case please go ahead and give the step by step solution for setting up a pxe boot with ghost. network setup is the least of my problems.
thank you in advance!
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->my MAJOR problem is allowing the client computer to communicate with the ghost server using PXE;
->my other major problem is setting up a pxe server on a dhcp server running windows 2003 server OS.
-> and last but not least creating a boot image file that the client computer will look for upon booting from the pxe, and where exactly will this file be saved to on the ghost server?
please help !
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I am in the same boat as you, identical infact!
Thank you
Solution PLEASE!
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I am trying to accomplish the exact setup you described using a laptop so our techs can push ghost images at client sites. Do you remember how you set up your server without using RIS? was there an article that you followed?
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Or do it without Ghost alltogether
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Deploying Windows 7 with WDS http://www.petenetlive.com/KB/Article/0000180.htm
WDS http://www.petenetlive.com/KB/Article/0000107.htm
WDS with Ghost http://www.petenetlive.com/KB/Article/0000108.htm
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Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).