Great work !! :clap_tone1:

@george1421

I just made a .bat with this inside and it looks to work fine.

@echo off
msiexec /qn /x "FOG Service Installer.msi"
msiexec /qn /i "FOGService.msi"

Thank you.

@Wayne-Workman I’ll work a bit more on the script.
edit :

IF %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%==AMD64 set programpath=%programfiles(x86)%
IF %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%==x86 set programpath=%programfiles%
IF EXIST "%programpath%\FOG\fog.ca.cer" GOTO END
set FogServerIP=fogserver
set GetID=wmic product where "Version like '3.0.29' and name like 'FOG Service'" get IdentifyingNumber
for /F "skip=1 delims=" %%i in ('%GetID%') do if not defined ID set "ID=%%i"
IF "%ID%" NEQ "" start /wait msiexec /x %ID% /q
start /wait bitsadmin /transfer FOGService /download /priority normal http://%FogServerIP%/fog/client/FOGService.msi %temp%\FOGService.msi
start /wait msiexec /i %temp%\FOGService.msi /quiet WEBADDRESS="%FogServerIP%"
:END

This should works but I don’t know wwhy my download end in queue when there is nothing else to do and I can’t install client silently… I love computers…

@sourceminer Hello, I never tested using a channel but using a private message works fine with test token.
You can also create your bot : https://my.slack.com/services/new/bot

Here is my conf :

Hello,
I am working on WAPT packages import directly in snapins.
I am writing single line powershell script to rename to zip, extract to directory, find command and run it.

This is my first test script for VLC from windows :

$packwapt = "tis-vlc_3.0.16-12_x64_windows_0f4137ed1502b5045d6083aa258b5c42_5.1_PROD.wapt";
$packname = [System.IO.Path]::GetFileNameWithoutExtension($packwapt);
Copy-Item $packwapt $packname".zip";
Expand-Archive -LiteralPath $packname".zip" $packname;
Remove-Item $packname".zip";
$s = Get-Content -Path $packname"\setup.py" | Select-String -Pattern "silentflags = ";
if ($s -ne $null) {
	$s=[regex]::matches($s,'(?<=\").+?(?=\")').value;
	Get-ChildItem -Filter $packname"\*.exe" | ForEach {&$_.Fullname $s}
};
Remove-Item $packname –recurse;

I’m not sure where I am going and if this is useful… lol

@Jbob It’s working.

I found something else.
In the MSI détails, I don’t have the right version displayed.
It’s write : {16B0BCD7-423F-49A9-B757-E457D7312A33}

Can you display version during install ?

Shouldn’t we be able to update client from tray or from GUI ?
I didn’t find how do this without overwriting.

@george1421 Just found proxy in ~/.bashrc
I run install again.

I have review my first idea.
I have used Snapin Pack.
Zip the wapt and the ps1 script and it’s working for VLC WAPT package.

Get-ChildItem -Filter '*.wapt' | ForEach {
	Set-Variable -Name packwapt -Value $_.Fullname
	Set-Variable -Name packname -Value $packwapt.Substring(0,$packwapt.Length-5)
	Copy-Item $packwapt $packname'.zip'
	Expand-Archive -LiteralPath $packname'.zip' $packname
	Set-Variable -Name s -Value (Get-Content -Path $packname'\setup.py' | Select-String -Pattern 'silentflags = ')
	if ($s -ne $null) {
		Set-Variable -Name s -Value ([regex]::matches($s,'(?<=\").+?(?=\")').value)
		Get-ChildItem -Path $packname -Filter '*.exe' | ForEach {
			Start-Process -FilePath $_.Fullname $s -Wait;
		}
	}
}

@Sebastian-Roth
I make new install of Fog under Debian.
I was using Ubuntu years ago so it’s old install (3 years old).

I have been testing Fog version since years with Tom.
And as i work with VM, i can revert change easily.

@george1421 Was this !! But needed a reboot after.

Thank you very much to all of you.

Hello,
few computers with fog client (0.13) refuse to appear in pending host from one day to the next without reason.
Client does 3 times :

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------Authentication--------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 13/01/2026 16:14:33 Client-Info Version: 0.13.0
 13/01/2026 16:14:33 Client-Info OS:      Windows
 13/01/2026 16:14:33 Middleware::Authentication Waiting for authentication timeout to pass
 13/01/2026 16:16:32 Middleware::Communication Download: http://fogserver/fog/management/other/ssl/srvpublic.crt
 13/01/2026 16:16:32 Middleware::Authentication Cert OK
 13/01/2026 16:16:32 Middleware::Authentication No token found at C:\Program Files (x86)\FOG\token.dat, this is expected if the client has not authenticated before
 13/01/2026 16:16:32 Middleware::Authentication ERROR: Could not get security token
 13/01/2026 16:16:32 Middleware::Authentication ERROR: Le fichier 'C:\Program Files (x86)\FOG\token.dat' est introuvable.
 13/01/2026 16:16:32 Middleware::Communication POST URL: http://fogserver/fog/management/index.php?sub=requestClientInfo&authorize&newService
 13/01/2026 16:16:32 Middleware::Response Invalid host
 13/01/2026 16:16:32 Middleware::Communication URL: http://fogserver/fog/service/register.php?hostname=SALLEA08-03&mac=1C:69:7A:C2:4E:23&newService&json

Then end with :

13/01/2026 16:16:33 Client-Info ERROR: Failed to authenticate, will not run Module Looper.

I was running FOG 1.6.0alpha then update to 1.6.0-beta.2262 but it was the same.
I had to import them with csv to unlock the situation on the client.

I don’t know what log to check to understand the problem.

Thank you for your help.

@george1421 I have installed fog with DHCP server but DNS doesn’t work at all (no dns server appear on windows client) so I’m stuck.
It’s my first time installing DHCP and DNS on Debian so I think I made mistakes.
DHCP work fine.

edit : It’s fixed. I forgot to add “option domain-name” and “option domain-name-servers” in dhcpd.conf

For the script, I think it must be simple to set FOG as DHCP server at startup if after 10 min no IP is given from a DHCP server then set server to static IP and start DHCP and DNS services.
And then reverse this at shutdown.
Maybe this can be done manually first.

edit : Here is the first script.
I have create files ending with .dhcp for conf for external DHCP/DNS and file ending with .static for conf for local DHCP/DNS.
It looks to work fine.

# Configuration actuelle
echo "Etat DNS local :"
systemctl is-active bind9
echo "Etat DHCP local :"
systemctl is-active isc-dhcp-server
echo ""

loc(){
        # Configuration DHCP local
        echo "DHCP local"
        # Configuration
        if [ -e /etc/network/interfaces.static ]
        then
                echo "Copie interfaces"
                cp /etc/network/interfaces.static /etc/network/interfaces
        else
                echo "interfaces.static not found"
                exit 1
        fi
        echo "Redemarrage service reseau"
        systemctl restart networking.service

        if [ -e /etc/resolv.conf.static ]
        then
                echo "Copie resolv.conf"
                cp /etc/resolv.conf.static /etc/resolv.conf
        else
                echo "resolv.conf.static not found"
                exit 1
        fi

        # Services
        systemctl start bind9
        systemctl start isc-dhcp-server
}

ext(){
        # Configuration DHCP externe
         echo "DHCP externe"
        # Configuration
        if [ -e /etc/network/interfaces.dhcp ]
        then
                echo "Copie interfaces"
                cp /etc/network/interfaces.dhcp /etc/network/interfaces
        else
                echo "interfaces.dhcp not found"
                exit 1
        fi
        echo "Redemarrage service reseau"
        systemctl restart networking.service

        if [ -e /etc/resolv.conf.dhcp ]
        then
                echo "Copie resolv.conf"
                cp /etc/resolv.conf.dhcp /etc/resolv.conf
        else
                echo "resolv.conf.dhcp not found"
                exit 1
        fi

        # Services
        systemctl stop bind9
        systemctl stop isc-dhcp-server
}

# Demande de Configuration

while true; do
    read -p "Voulez vous passer en DHCP externe ou en DHCP local? (e:externe l:local) " el
    case $el in
        [Ee]* ) ext; break;;
        [Ll]* ) loc; break;;
        * ) echo "Please answer yes or no.";;
    esac
done

Hello,

i try to build a FOG server that I could move to different network.

I wonder it the “WEB HOST” and the “TFTP HOST” could be set automaticaly as the hostname of the OS. (already set manually as hostname instead of IP).

I have ethernet and wifi on the nano computer and both are DHCP.
How I could set route or something to say lan is for deploy (same range as current ip) and wlan is for the rest.

Ex : my fog server ip is 192.168.0.73/24 and deploy works only on this subnet other IP (debian updates, fog updates, ntp, …) should use wifi.

Other point, could I set fog as DHCP server only if it doesn’t have lan ip to be able to deploy with a direct link to an other computer.

Thanks for your help

@Tom-Elliott
Of course, it’s disabled.

Hello,
I have 2 installations of FOG, one under version 1.5.10 and another under 1.6.0-alpha.
On the 1.5.0 I can boot on PXE on the 1.6.0-aplha I get stuck at “ipxe initialising devices…”
I have update kernels, rebuild efi files and I still don’t find what I have changed to fixe this or what can be different between the two installation.
I know it’s not snponly.efi since PXE start to load.
What are the next file use in the UEFI pxe boot process that could I have different from one installation to an other ?
Thank you.

Do you think writing this in fog.man.reg after line

[[ $exists != "#!ok" ]] && handleError "Unable to register host: $exists ($0)\n   Args Passed: $*"

could do it :

host=""
imageid="999"
blDoAD="Y"
realdoimage=$(echo -n 1 | base64)
res=""
user64=$(echo "fog" | tr -d '\012' | base64)
pass64=$(echo "password" | tr -d '\012' | base64)
while [[ $res != "#!ok" ]]; do
    echo -n " * Enter hostname for this computer: "
    read host
    if [[ ${#host} -gt 15 ]]; then
        host=${host:0:15}
        echo " | Truncated to 15 characters: $host"
        usleep 2000000
    fi
    host=$(echo $host | base64)
    res=$(curl -Lks --data "host=$host" ${web}service/hostnameloop.php 2>/dev/null)
    [[ $res != "#!ok" ]] && echo "$res"
done

dots "Attempting to register host"
res=""
while [[ -z $res ]]; do
    res=$(curl -Lks --data "sysuuid=${sysuuid}&mac=$mac&advanced=$(echo -n 1 | base64)&host=$host&imageid=$imageid&doimage=$realdoimage&doad=$blDoAD&username=$user64&password=$pass64" ${web}service/auto.register.php 2>/dev/null)
    echo "$res"
    usleep 2000000
done
. /bin/fog.inventory
usleep 2000000

Hello,
I plan to create a custom full registration with only name asked.
I have read how to edit fog.man.reg but I wonder how i can change an image ID properly to 999 for exemple to set it by default in the registration and avoid to edit file again if I capture a new image.
I also look for setting a domain name and yes to deploy now instead of the “no” set by default.
Thank you for your help.

@george1421 I have run all test and first, there were a firewall rule that were blocking TFTP from the FOG server then after running more test, I realised that it’s not link to hardware or sofware on the server.
During test, I just changed the port on the switch next the computer to keep most of the hardware between server and client.
On same vlan I run at 450 Mbits/s (around 50 mo/s) and when I change vlan, I run at 150 Mb/s only.
And under 20 mo/s max with Windows TFTP client so I give up using it to run more tests.
Colleagues says there is not QOS but there is definitly something reducing the speed.

@george1421
Do you mean using brand adapteur certified for PXE such as :
https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-adapter-usb-30-to-ethernet-pxe-boot/apd/443-bbbd/pc-accessories
or
https://www.lenovo.com/fr/fr/p/accessories-and-software/cables-and-adapters/cables-and-adapters_adapters/4x90s91831

@george1421 I have created a 500mo file since most of original files are small in the FOG tftpboot directory and try to download it with Windows TFTP client.
It takes me around 10 to 15 min to download it.
I have also tested on ThinkPad E15 gen 4.
Is there a speed limit in TFTP ?

On the E15 and the E16, it’s a Realtek RTL 8168 Series.
ID on E15 is PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_50B117AA&REV_15
ID on E16 is PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_50D517AA&REV_15

edit : I have find out that Windows TFTP client is mess up with max speed.
I have reach 450Mb/s with Ivanti from PXE when I still stuck at less than 20 Mb/s with Windows TFTP client.
Another thing is that I have add FOG menu entry to download a file from Ivanti PXE (chain command) and I also download at only 6 Mb/s.
I’ll run more test directly from PXE diring the next days.