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====PXELinux====


[[http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/PXELINUX PXELINUX]] a SYSLINUX derivative, for booting Linux off a network server, using a network ROM conforming to the Intel PXE (Pre-Execution Environment) specification

[[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bkMJ-2wjAAC8HVZZTZBFxBELbojoGctLMg27KazqvRw/edit?hl=en&pli=1# PXE - Netbooting using PUPPY Linux]]

PXE (or Pre-eXecution Environment) Booting is where a machine's BIOS uses DHCP and TFTP information to boot into an environment independent of the media on the server.

===Setting up PXE===
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=23615

Requirements for creating a PXE Boot Server: 
	- A properly configured DHCP server: to assign addresses and point the system at the kernel for booting
	- A properly configured TFTP server: to distribute the booting kernel & initrd (e.g. [[http://packages.debian.org/sid/atftp advanced TFTP client]]
	- vmlinuz and initrd.img from your distribution of choice
	- A PXELINUX install properly setup
	- A Network Repository

http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/PXELINUX
http://www.pyrosoft.co.uk/blog/2008/04/03/setting-up-a-pxe-install-for-linux/
http://www.planetgeek.ch/2009/08/03/pxe-boot-environment/
http://www.hps.com/~tpg/notebook/pxe.php
http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/478
http://debianclusters.org/index.php/Udpcast_Cloning:_Preparing_the_DHCP_Server_for_PXE_Booting
http://zhigang.org/files/docbook/xen-pxeboot.html
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/syslinux/users/2655
http://www.clearfoundation.com/docs/howtos/installing_via_pxe_enabled_network_card
http://www.isgsp.net/freebsd/pxe.html
http://www.nobluescreens.com/solutions/pxe.php
http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/PXE/PXE_Setup
http://www.clarkconnect.com/olddocs/Howtos_-_Installing_via_PXE_enabled_Network_Card
http://binshi.typepad.com/blog/2010/03/configure-gateway-dns-and-dhcp-with-pxe.html
http://danhomolka.wordpress.com/how-tos-mainly-technical/setting-up-a-pxe-boot-environment-with-opensuse-linux/
http://www.stanford.edu/~alfw/PXE-Kickstart/PXE-Kickstart-6.html
https://www.tnpi.net/computing/freebsd/pxe-netboot.shtml
http://lotso.livejournal.com/1863.html
http://www.brandt.ie/projects/pmwiki.php?n=SLES.PXEBoot
http://forums.remote-exploit.org/tutorials-guides/4625-howto-pxe-netboot.html

===Appendix===
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/P/PXE.html
http://www.isc.org/software/dhcp
http://dir.filewatcher.com/d/Other/i586/System/Daemons/atftp-0.7.0-22.i586.rpm.67145.html
http://howto.gumph.org/content/pxe-boot-a-laptop/
http://www.nu2.nu/bootdisk/network/


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