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| author | Jasper Ras <jras@hostnet.nl> | 2025-01-08 10:48:09 +0100 |
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| committer | Jasper Ras <jras@hostnet.nl> | 2025-01-08 10:48:09 +0100 |
| commit | ed0753ad224f0c65133bd7a63180257eecd9f5e3 (patch) | |
| tree | cc662868574fe17db58be9e0faadd452c84dc59c /3 resources/linux/networking/pxe-boot.md | |
| parent | 493be30dc981eaf762a95a1218f96893b1976727 (diff) | |
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diff --git a/3 resources/linux/networking/pxe-boot.md b/3 resources/linux/networking/pxe-boot.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d532ac3 --- /dev/null +++ b/3 resources/linux/networking/pxe-boot.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +PXE = Preboot Execution Environment. + +PXE boot process: +1. Modified [[DHCP]] request: request to include boot information (PXE boot request). +2. Process DHCP response which includes an IP address of [[TFTP]] server and filename of [[NBP]]. +3. Download NBP over TFTP. +4. NBP executes + 1. Loads additional stuff over network, like kernel images. + 2. Handles the boot menu +5. Kernel takes over boot process and potentially downloads additional files required to complete booting. + +Popular NBP's: +- PXELINUX +- iPXE +- GRUB2 |