From my little understanding your problem is coming from the fact that you don’t want to use the mac address to image with.
FOG creates a file based on the mac address of the unit. The unit boots, it looks on the server for it’s file if it finds it then it goes on about it’s business with FOG, if not then it proceeds to boot from the next specified device.
Take a look at this below from: [url]http://www.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php?title=FOGUserGuide[/url] abotu half way down the page, I hope this clears up some questions you were asking, sorry I can’t be of more service to you, we do not use Capone and I am not familiar with it
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[]FOG requires that all hosts be entered in the FOG Database for imaging. [B]The most important part is getting the MAC address of the host right[/B]. [B]FOG uses the MAC for targeting image installs and acquires[/B]. [B]Using the wrong MAC could result in unpredictable results, including the complete erasure of the wrong pc[/B]! The IP address isn’t that important, and the ‘name’ field is more for the user. Mac address format is 00:12:3F:C4:57:0C . Using dashes, spaces, or no items at all will result in the GUI not accepting the host.
[]After hosts are entered, it is wise to group them together by function, hardware, or common image. The image will be shared among all members of a particular group. This occurs within the ‘hosts’ screen, and NOT on the groups screen. This is a little confusing, so it helps to think of the ‘groups’ screen as a task generator, rather than controlling group memberships.
[]For importing hosts in a .csv file follow the format below: 1 line per host:
[FONT=monospace]“00:c0:4f:18:62:63”,“Hostname”,“1.1.1.1”,“Your description”,“XP/Vista”,“Image filename to use”[/FONT]
[]Hosts are then configured to boot via PXE boot by going into the BIOS. Make sure PXE boot is the FIRST option, NOT the hard disk, or things won’t work.
[*]Configure your ‘master’ pc for the first image. Probably a good idea to run ‘[URL=‘http://support.microsoft.com/kb/302577’][COLOR=#3366bb]sysprep[/COLOR][/URL]’ prior to imaging, but not necessary. Sysprep will make your imaging life easier, if hardware is different, etc. See Microsoft.com for more details on using sysprep.
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but then further down the page I see
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[FONT=sans-serif][COLOR=#000000]Plugins enhance FOG’s functionality.[/COLOR][/FONT]
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[*]The Capone plugin allows FOG to recognize similar hardware platforms and push your specified image to them with minimal (or no) interaction.
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[FONT=sans-serif][COLOR=#000000]See [URL=‘http://www.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php/Plugins’][COLOR=#5a3696]Plugins[/COLOR][/URL] to activate and manage plugins.[/COLOR][/FONT]
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[FONT=sans-serif][COLOR=#000000]so I have no clue :)[/COLOR][/FONT]