Comments on: PXE netinstalling for simpletons http://blog.webworxshop.com/2009/02/09/pxe-netinstalling-for-simpletons cat /dev/brain > /dev/null Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:03:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jamey Trainor http://blog.webworxshop.com/2009/02/09/pxe-netinstalling-for-simpletons/comment-page-1#comment-2591 Jamey Trainor Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:03:12 +0000 http://blog.webworxshop.com/?p=13#comment-2591 It stands for Virtual Private Network and you need Software to do it and truthfully you don't need it. This is for high profile Corperate Networks that are anal about security. It stands for Virtual Private Network and you need Software to do it and truthfully you don’t need it. This is for high profile Corperate Networks that are anal about security.

]]> By: Rob Connolly http://blog.webworxshop.com/2009/02/09/pxe-netinstalling-for-simpletons/comment-page-1#comment-215 Rob Connolly Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:04:53 +0000 http://blog.webworxshop.com/?p=13#comment-215 Hi trouserless, Sorry for the late reply, I've now fixed the issues in the article. Thanks for the heads up and I'm glad you liked it! Hi trouserless,

Sorry for the late reply, I’ve now fixed the issues in the article. Thanks for the heads up and I’m glad you liked it!

]]> By: trouserless http://blog.webworxshop.com/2009/02/09/pxe-netinstalling-for-simpletons/comment-page-1#comment-11 trouserless Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:38:08 +0000 http://blog.webworxshop.com/?p=13#comment-11 Great Howto! Got me up and going in short time...one comment is that the apache root is described as /netboot/ubuntu8.10-alternate/ in the apache2 and tftp config yet the example you give with virtualbox displays /netinstall/ubuntu8.10-alternate/ for the install dir...the difference between netboot/netinstall is subtle but critical! very nice work tho...clear and concise Great Howto! Got me up and going in short time…one comment is that the apache root is described as /netboot/ubuntu8.10-alternate/ in the apache2 and tftp config yet the example you give with virtualbox displays /netinstall/ubuntu8.10-alternate/ for the install dir…the difference between netboot/netinstall is subtle but critical!

very nice work tho…clear and concise

]]> By: Rob Connolly http://blog.webworxshop.com/2009/02/09/pxe-netinstalling-for-simpletons/comment-page-1#comment-4 Rob Connolly Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:40:21 +0000 http://blog.webworxshop.com/?p=13#comment-4 Hi Hornet, Thanks for the comments. Looks like you're looking more at a thin client kind of solution. In my setup the server is just used as a file server, the code is actually running on the client. You could just setup a system which allows booting of multiple different OSes but mount all the filesystems over the network (see the Diskless Ubuntu article I linked to). Then the home filesystem holding user documents and setting can be shared between multiple OSes. And yes, the 901 is a really great toy! Thanks. Rob Hi Hornet,

Thanks for the comments.

Looks like you’re looking more at a thin client kind of solution. In my setup the server is just used as a file server, the code is actually running on the client.

You could just setup a system which allows booting of multiple different OSes but mount all the filesystems over the network (see the Diskless Ubuntu article I linked to). Then the home filesystem holding user documents and setting can be shared between multiple OSes.

And yes, the 901 is a really great toy!

Thanks.

Rob

]]> By: hornet http://blog.webworxshop.com/2009/02/09/pxe-netinstalling-for-simpletons/comment-page-1#comment-3 hornet Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:12:13 +0000 http://blog.webworxshop.com/?p=13#comment-3 Thank you, mate. Nice and interesting article. I like this approach in a different way, pxe boot from a virtualbox OS image (server) in order to provide network based virtualized desktops for business employees. Methodology would be pretty the same you tested here, my concern is how to allocate consecutive pxe clients to a pool of virtual machines in the server (i.e. Should VM1 is busy, jump to VM2 and boot from it), or just boot from specific VMx which has your personal settings. This way, end users would be able to select XP, linux, forensics, etc. at boot time. BTW I got a 901 too, nice toy indeed. Bye for now Thank you, mate. Nice and interesting article.

I like this approach in a different way, pxe boot from a virtualbox OS image (server) in order to provide network based virtualized desktops for business employees.

Methodology would be pretty the same you tested here, my concern is how to allocate consecutive pxe clients to a pool of virtual machines in the server (i.e. Should VM1 is busy, jump to VM2 and boot from it), or just boot from specific VMx which has your personal settings.

This way, end users would be able to select XP, linux, forensics, etc. at boot time.

BTW I got a 901 too, nice toy indeed.

Bye for now

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