Re: [Etherboot-developers] using gpxe without dhcp

Marty Connor <[email protected]> Thu, 01 May 2008 08:35:58 -0400
Newsgroups gmane.network.etherboot.user,gmane.network.etherboot.devel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
[email protected] wrote:
> Hi All!
> 
> I want to use gpxe for starting an installation from ris/wds, but i can't use dhcp. The clients are on different subnets and i can't use dhcp relaying.
> 
> I tried rom-o-matic with the static settings, but got always errors: "ntldr corrupt..." ;((
> 
> I downloaded the source with git and successfully built an iso, from which i could start the installation with dhcp (in the same net).
> 
> Is it possible to set a static client and server ip address and start file and then continue as the normal way with dhcp?
> And when yes: how?
> 
> Thanks in advance
> Sandy

Hi Sandy,

I think your message is of general interest, so I'm CC'ing 
Etherboot-Discuss.

I assume when you say that you downloaded the source, you mean the 
source of gPXE?  Or do you mean Etherboot-5.4.x?

Let us know, and we'll have a better idea of how to help.

Thanks,

Marty


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