Re: Variable expansion of filename from DHCP server

Good day Serge,

Uhh...  I realize that your e-mail was in regards to variable expansion
matters discussed in March, but did you realize that some of these
things are currently possible in gPXE, including sending the MAC
address?

A gPXE script could be, for example:

#!gpxe

# Grab IP parameters via DHCP
dhcp net0

# Pass various parameters to the web-server, who will generate another
# script for us, based on those parameters.  Boot the returned script.
chain
http://${next-server}/boot_gpxe.cgi?mac=${mac}&ip=${ip}&manu=${manufactu
rer:uristring}&model=${product:uristring}&serial=${serial:uristring}&ass
et=${smbios/3.8.0:uristring}&biosrev=${smbios/0.5.0:uristring}

- Shao Miller

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