Fog PXE Boot for specific workstations
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I’m currently setting a fog server up in a CNET class, to allow easy imaging for workstations students build, test out ubuntu and windows off of PXE. There’s only a problem, the network is connected to the whole district, where I want to isolate the PXE boot for those specific workstations, and keep it in the lab and not accessible around the campus. I will be running Dnsmasq to help with issues evolving around the DNS servers. If you dont mind lending a helping hand. Would you help guide me with this?
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@FuriousGamer065 Is the lab on its own subnet or can it be placed on its own subnet (still fully routable across your campus)? The goal would be to put this lab on its own broadcast domain. Then as you said use dnsmasq to configure it as a proxydhcp server to supply pxe boot info only. Run dnsmasq on the FOG server that way when the fog server is off line there is no pxe boot info and everything functions normally on this lab subnet.
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@george1421 The campus has it’s own subnet, im changing the problem with it. When I used a VM to test it, desktops in the lab have a hard time trying to connect to the FOG server via pxe boot. It times out after it tries to bring the gui up. So I’m trying to figure out why it keeps timing out. VMs will boot to it fine, but any physical systems either time out or boot fine with it.