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<blockquote data-quote="sn34ky" data-source="post: 482642" data-attributes="member: 96074"><p><strong>Here's what you need:</strong></p><p>- Network card with pxe 2.x for the client computer (nvidia cards have issues and probably won't work)</p><p>- A working tv server with the latest windows patches and service packs</p><p>- TV server needs windows 2000, 2003, xp, vista or 2008</p><p>- TV client need 2003, xp, vista or 2008</p><p>- Firewall needs to be opened on the server (more on this later)</p><p>- <a href="http://www.ccboot.com/" target="_blank">CCBoot software and manual</a></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">Preparing the server</span></strong></p><p>Your server should already be working at this point and you've downloaded the ccboot software and manual.</p><p>Follow the manual, and when you come to chapter 5 you'll be instructed to open some ports on your firewall.</p><p>Normally it will suffice to allow ccboot in the windows built in firewall but that didn't work out for me.</p><p>Either disable your firewall (not recommended) or open these ports by hand:</p><p></p><p><strong>UDP:</strong> 67, 69</p><p><strong>TCP:</strong> 3260, 1000, 8001</p><p></p><p>Follow the manual until 5.3 where you:</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">Prepare the client</span></strong></p><p>You'll be instructed to install a fresh windows which i did. But i can't see why an already working system can't be used so feel free to upload your working system.</p><p></p><p>You'll be instructed to install the iSCSI boot client, but once you've installed it, reboot the client pc.</p><p></p><p>After you rebooted you copy the sanbootconf files and run the setup.bat like instructed.</p><p></p><p>Continue with the instructions and you should have a working system.</p><p></p><p>If not, you probably need another network card that works with gPXE/Etherboot.</p><p>I'm using intel's desktop pro and that one works. My nvidia's don't, but there are supposed to be RIS drivers out there that should work.</p><p></p><p>Hope you guys get it working too.</p><p></p><p>[USER=71550]pilehave[/USER]</p><p>Yes, you are right. It's easier, gives much better performance, no single point of failure and boottimes will be next to nothing compared to booting from the network.</p><p>But, booting a diskless computer over the network has a little magic for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sn34ky, post: 482642, member: 96074"] [B]Here's what you need:[/B] - Network card with pxe 2.x for the client computer (nvidia cards have issues and probably won't work) - A working tv server with the latest windows patches and service packs - TV server needs windows 2000, 2003, xp, vista or 2008 - TV client need 2003, xp, vista or 2008 - Firewall needs to be opened on the server (more on this later) - [URL="http://www.ccboot.com/"]CCBoot software and manual[/URL] [B][SIZE="3"]Preparing the server[/SIZE][/B] Your server should already be working at this point and you've downloaded the ccboot software and manual. Follow the manual, and when you come to chapter 5 you'll be instructed to open some ports on your firewall. Normally it will suffice to allow ccboot in the windows built in firewall but that didn't work out for me. Either disable your firewall (not recommended) or open these ports by hand: [B]UDP:[/B] 67, 69 [B]TCP:[/B] 3260, 1000, 8001 Follow the manual until 5.3 where you: [B][SIZE="3"]Prepare the client[/SIZE][/B] You'll be instructed to install a fresh windows which i did. But i can't see why an already working system can't be used so feel free to upload your working system. You'll be instructed to install the iSCSI boot client, but once you've installed it, reboot the client pc. After you rebooted you copy the sanbootconf files and run the setup.bat like instructed. Continue with the instructions and you should have a working system. If not, you probably need another network card that works with gPXE/Etherboot. I'm using intel's desktop pro and that one works. My nvidia's don't, but there are supposed to be RIS drivers out there that should work. Hope you guys get it working too. [USER=71550]pilehave[/USER] Yes, you are right. It's easier, gives much better performance, no single point of failure and boottimes will be next to nothing compared to booting from the network. But, booting a diskless computer over the network has a little magic for me. [/QUOTE]
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