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TECH198
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PXE boot with iso image

Has anyone done PXE booting using TFTP for Windows 10 ? I tried booting Linux iso  (Ultimate Boot CD) image and it cannot find server

TFTP root folder has iso image in

 

I have pulled the syslinix.cfg file frm /boot folder of image and put it in settings and configured accordingly... Both VM's are in Host only.

 

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Its not even hitting TFTP server as nothing in log viewer. What am i missing?

I cannot enter gateway because Host only doesn't report gateway when doing ipconfig /all from command prompt.

 

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Technogeezer
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Is Windows Firewall enabled, and if so, are required ports unblocked?

- Paul (Technogeezer)
Editor of the Unofficial Fusion Companion Guides
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continuum
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PXEboot of windows 10 is way more involved than you might think.
Did you already create an automatic setup with configuration manager ?
Did  you already create a custom PE-bootimage ?
Did you already a win10-diskimage ?
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If you thought you could get this to work by setting one parameter in Tftp64 you were wrong.

 

 


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TECH198
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ok... windows firewall is turned off for this to test. Ya, i kinda figured that, t i got Ultimate Boot CD anyway to partially work by pointing server to BIN file....

However, it error-ed before getting to menu

i think your right, more is needed... on windows extracted then.

No WinPE, but windows 10 iso.

 

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SchaalPatrick
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@TECH198 

First of all the DHCP Pool is set to 0 = means no DHCP range
Check: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vd51FVAWEA 

also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2jOZ5tCmSU 

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