[resolved] pfsense-beta-102 netboot hangs @ "Lan configuration …"
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Might be your browser. I think IE7 has issues with the NerveCenter theme…that and people that increase their font size :)
--Bill
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Hi Bill,
Might be your browser. I think IE7 has issues with the NerveCenter theme…that and people that increase their font size :)
Actually, that was addressed/resolved here: http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/board,23.0.html
Summary – The problem's "minimum font size". I can't, well won't turn it off. So, I switched themes.
-- Tenzen
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I can think of a good reason why it would be nice to get netboot working. Because the freebsd boot loader is complete shit and won't let you boot via any USB devices that I've found. The concept of tearing open a machine just so I can install an operating system is unsettling. The world has enough hobby firewall projects. Don't get me wrong though, I adore pfSense I've been using it since the dot releases. I even bribed Bill into getting the initial RR-LB stuff working ;)
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It actually is nice for installing appliance hardware like 19" units without cdroms or small desktop appliance. Also is nice for developing and testing things. no need to reflash/replug all the time. just let the unit netboot a new image to test things. I bet there are other reasons one could think of as well.Just be openminded ;)
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Yup, I'm building one of the FX5620 boxes and it doesn't have a CDROM and I don't have a USB one to boot from. While I can pull the disk and built it elsewhere, it's a lot of effort compared to doing a netboot from a trusted interface.
