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    How to setup pfSense DHCP to PXE Boot LTSP

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      mikej2007
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      I just wanted to leave this here for those who are setting up a Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) server.  If you follow LTSP install notes, they assume you are using the LTSP server as the DHCP server as well.  In my environment, my pfSense machine is already doing DHCP, so I wanted to configure it to handle PXE booting.

      Here is what I did using:
      pfSense 2.1.3-RELEASE (i386)
      FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE-p16

      From the drop down menu select Services > DHCP server

      Click LAN tab

      Click TFTP server “Advanced” button
      TFTP Server: (I entered the IP address of my LTSP server)
      192.168.1.100

      Click Enable network booting “Advanced” button

      Enable network booting checkbox  (make sure the box is checked)

      IP address of next server: (I entered the IP address of my LTSP server)
      192.168.1.100

      filename:
      ltsp/i386/pxelinux.0

      Enter the root-path-string:
      /opt/ltsp/i386

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        notaduck
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        Can this be done with a spacewalk instance too?

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          yodaphone
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          @mikej2007:

          I just wanted to leave this here for those who are setting up a Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) server.  If you follow LTSP install notes, they assume you are using the LTSP server as the DHCP server as well.  In my environment, my pfSense machine is already doing DHCP, so I wanted to configure it to handle PXE booting.

          Here is what I did using:
          pfSense 2.1.3-RELEASE (i386)
          FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE-p16

          From the drop down menu select Services > DHCP server

          Click LAN tab

          Click TFTP server “Advanced” button
          TFTP Server: (I entered the IP address of my LTSP server)
          192.168.1.100

          Click Enable network booting “Advanced” button

          Enable network booting checkbox  (make sure the box is checked)

          IP address of next server: (I entered the IP address of my LTSP server)
          192.168.1.100

          filename:
          ltsp/i386/pxelinux.0

          Enter the root-path-string:
          /opt/ltsp/i386

          Hi,

          doesnt installing LTSP require DHCP server to be installed too & configured? would be helpful if you can let me know how you did that?

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