Setting up PXE via FC7

sscultima · 06-29-2007, 11:47 AM

I am trying to set up a PXE server on FC7 so that i can boot from another box into TRUMAN (a malware analysis tool). I can get a dhcp IP when i boot, but it gives me a tftp open timeout, error32.

im sure that xinetd has tftp service in it, so i was just wondering if there is anything i have missed.

thanks for the help in advance.

IsaacKuo · 06-29-2007, 12:32 PM

Two things come to mind. First is to make sure you have a tftp server installed, and second is to make sure the a line something like this:

next-server 192.168.1.4;

is at the top of dhcpd.conf. (Replace 192.168.1.4 with the IP address of your tftp server.) Here's a how-to on diskless booting. Although it's not for Fedora, it may be helpful:

Diskless Debian How-To

sscultima · 06-29-2007, 01:39 PM

ok, now i am getting a ARP timeout instead of the Open timeout.

IsaacKuo · 06-29-2007, 02:08 PM

I have no idea if this has anything at all to do with your problem, but here's one result I got from searching "arp timeout tftp":

http://www.redhat.com/archives/k12os.../msg00678.html