@Wallae

when I do the sudo vi /etc/network/interfaces command I get

E325: Attention
Found a swap file by the name “/etc/network/.interfaces.swp”
owned by: root dated: Wed Dec 16 05:45:29 2015

its asking me to either delete it or recover it.

@Quazz

When I do it on the machine with the server I see

if-down.d  if_post-down.d  if-pre-up.d   interfaces   interfaces.d  run

@Quazz

I used this guide and used Ubuntu Server 14.04 LTS. Problem is when I did the sudo vi /etc/network/interfaces command to edit the IP schema I get a blank page with nothing on it. Most of the parts I have to configure are not showing up when I try to edit them. So starting off it is starting bad. I will re-install the server again and try again with that one on a different machine.

@Quazz

For test propuses and to fix this issue, I’m going to use a basic netgear switch. A Host PC and a Client PC, this way I can follow the instructions to the letter and have the Host running. As far as loading an image to push down to the clients how would I go about doing that?

@Sebastian-Roth
Sorry for the long wait, was out for the weekend. At this time I cannot provide a screenshot of the settings. I will try to take photos with my phone. I was able to make the change in editing the connections for the Ethernet port. When selecting the type of IPv4 connection I saw “Local Link” in the selection among Automatic, Manual, Local Link, etc.

The Cisco switch I’m working with has been configured to allow port 1 to hand out IP’s. As for the 10.130.8.1 IP that is from a mistake I made when figuring out which port to connect to on the switch.

The role of DHCP has not been configured on the FOG Server as I’ve been having issues with it. So I have did not install it when installing the FOG Server.

The issue I’m having now is that the image I’m trying to push down to the clients is not being pushed. The clients see the PXE Server and await for a command from the server. I have tired to use the built in programs of the FOG Server but they do not seem to work. I’ve tired uploading the DBAN.iso(16MB) to the server but the limit of 8MB is stopping me from doing so.

Ok soo shortly after posting this I changed the Ethernet settings to Local Link and it worked. The PXE Server is now being seen by the other clients when booted up. The only problem is now the PXE Boot Menu doesn’t show up when it boots to it. Also it resumes its regular post boot process shortly after.

First off let me explain what type of hardware/software I have and currently using.

Hardware: HP EliteBook 2540p ( I have access to others but using this one due to its i7 processor)
Cisco Catalyst 3560 Series PoE-24 Switch

Software: Ubuntu Desktop 15.10
DBAN 2.3.0

I’m trying to set up a simple PXE Server to wipe machines when connected.

I followed the instructions from the this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG9qRLQyDU8

The problem is on the laptop when setting my static IP the controller shows (enp0s25) instead of (etho)

Next setting the IP’s, I’m confused as to what range I have to enter. Cause I have two sets of ranges. The Cisco switch is pushing out a 10.130.8.1 while I’m getting a 169.254.5.132 from the controller on the laptop.

I followed the instructions through to the part where its says press enter for the default information I get past that for the web server part. I try to load the dban.iso in but the limit is 8MB and the iso is 16MB. I see that in the Group Management it has it own options to deploy various wipes.

When I have the group set I start up the client. It loads up and searches for the PXE Server but is unable to find it. Fails and returns to its post boot screen.

I’m at a lose as to what to do. Can anyone plz assist? Thanks in advance