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I already have an OpenMediaVault (essentially, Debian, minus a desktop environment) and I just. Cannot for the life of me figure out or understand how to set up a PXE server on it so that I can have my other PCs boot from it.. (for example, recovery without the need for making a USB disk before hand, like booting into a Windows PE environment or even just Gparted Live)
Can a PXE server serve multiple different images for the client (which is booting from the server) to choose from?
Why does a PXE server require a DHCP server on the same machine? Wouldn't this interfere with the DHCP of my network's main router? (a Nest Wi-Fi router specifically)
How in the goddamn do I even set it up? (in a remote terminal, that is) I got sudo, I know my way around a terminal, I just can't find any good tutorials on setting up a PXE server..
Maybe I'm just stupid, I don't know. I've already set up SMB file sharing on the server (in fact, this is why I chose OpenMediaVault for the particular OS; its version of SMB somehow Just Fucking Works 24/7 unlike with other distros i've tried) and plan to add other features to it (such as Jellyfin) later on, but for now I'm focusing more on practicality than fun.
Additionally, rather than booting with GRUB, I installed rEFInd as the bootloader, if that's at all important. Server wouldn't boot one day after replacing a busted PSU, dropping rEFInd on it was the easiest fix for me (and if anything was an upgrade with the custom splash screen/logo feature!)
Can a PXE server serve multiple different images for the client (which is booting from the server) to choose from?
Why does a PXE server require a DHCP server on the same machine? Wouldn't this interfere with the DHCP of my network's main router? (a Nest Wi-Fi router specifically)
How in the goddamn do I even set it up? (in a remote terminal, that is) I got sudo, I know my way around a terminal, I just can't find any good tutorials on setting up a PXE server..
Maybe I'm just stupid, I don't know. I've already set up SMB file sharing on the server (in fact, this is why I chose OpenMediaVault for the particular OS; its version of SMB somehow Just Fucking Works 24/7 unlike with other distros i've tried) and plan to add other features to it (such as Jellyfin) later on, but for now I'm focusing more on practicality than fun.
Additionally, rather than booting with GRUB, I installed rEFInd as the bootloader, if that's at all important. Server wouldn't boot one day after replacing a busted PSU, dropping rEFInd on it was the easiest fix for me (and if anything was an upgrade with the custom splash screen/logo feature!)