i have no idea what the 10.0.0.2 ip addresses are i have had a look in the conf files and i cant see these address in there, could these address be because i am using virtualbox ?i also have no idea what the ub2.pxe my current ip scheme for the entire house is between 192.168.0.1- 192.168.0.255. no pre-existing boot enviroment.

my fog servers IP address is 192.168.0.14 and i have made reservations on the DHCP of my router for that address.

the error i get from the PXE boot is this

DHCP (net0 08:00:27:6b:7e:bc)… ok
net0: 10.0.2.15/255.255.255.0 gw 10.0.0.2
Next server 10.0.2.4
Filename: ub2.pxe
tftp://10.0.2.4/ub2.pxe… permission denied
no more network devices
FATAL: could not read from the boot medium! system halted

@Wayne-Workman said:

ls -lahRt /tftpboot

sorry wayne i am having issues with virtual box i will get the rest of the details now.

this is the file i am using

# Sample configuration for dnsmasq to function as a proxyDHCP server,
# enabling LTSP clients to boot when an external, unmodifiable DHCP
# server is present.
# The main dnsmasq configuration is in /etc/dnsmasq.conf;
# the contents of this script are added to the main configuration.
# You may modify the file to suit your needs.

# Don't function as a DNS server:
port=0

# Log lots of extra information about DHCP transactions.
log-dhcp

# Dnsmasq can also function as a TFTP server. You may uninstall
# tftpd-hpa if you like, and uncomment the next line:
# enable-tftp

# Set the root directory for files available via FTP.
tftp-root=/tftpboot

# The boot filename.
dhcp-boot=pxelinux.0

# rootpath option, for NFS
dhcp-option=17,/images

# kill multicast
dhcp-option=vendor:PXEClient,6,2b

# Disable re-use of the DHCP servername and filename fields as extra
# option space. That's to avoid confusing some old or broken DHCP clients.
dhcp-no-override

# PXE menu.  The first part is the text displayed to the user.  The second is the timeout, in seconds.
pxe-prompt="Press F8 for boot menu", 3

# The known types are x86PC, PC98, IA64_EFI, Alpha, Arc_x86,
# Intel_Lean_Client, IA32_EFI, BC_EFI, Xscale_EFI and X86-64_EFI
# This option is first and will be the default if there is no input from the user.
pxe-service=X86PC, "Boot from network", pxelinux

# A boot service type of 0 is special, and will abort the
# net boot procedure and continue booting from local media.
pxe-service=X86PC, "Boot from local hard disk", 0

# If an integer boot service type, rather than a basename is given, then the
# PXE client will search for a suitable boot service for that type on the
# network. This search may be done by multicast or broadcast, or direct to a
# server if its IP address is provided.
# pxe-service=x86PC, "Install windows from RIS server", 1

# This range(s) is for the public interface, where dnsmasq functions
# as a proxy DHCP server providing boot information but no IP leases.
# Any ip in the subnet will do, so you may just put your server NIC ip here.
# Since dnsmasq is not providing true DHCP services, you do not want it
# handing out IP addresses.  Just put your servers IP address for the interface
# that is connected to the network on which the FOG clients exist.
# If this setting is incorrect, the dnsmasq may not start, rendering
# your proxyDHCP ineffective.
dhcp-range=192.168.1.10,proxy

# This range(s) is for the private network on 2-NIC servers,
# where dnsmasq functions as a normal DHCP server, providing IP leases.
# dhcp-range=192.168.0.20,192.168.0.250,8h

# For static client IPs, and only for the private subnets,
# you may put entries like this:
# dhcp-host=00:20:e0:3b:13:af,10.160.31.111,client111,infinite

Mod corrected code box.

good evening all i am wondering whether someone can shed some light on my predicament. i currently have my DHCP setup on my home router and i cannot change it. i have been told to use dnsmasq i have followed this link https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php/Using_FOG_with_an_unmodifiable_DHCP_server/_Using_FOG_with_no_DHCP_server#DNSMASQ_settings_for_iPXE

and still struggle to boot i keep getting access denied at the moment i am using virtualbox to test this out before deploying it on hardware.

i dont want fog to be a dhcp server or dns server so im wondering what i uncomment in the /etc/dnsmasq.d/itsp.conf and whether there is anything else i am missing out

thank you in advnace

thank you wayne.

@Tom-Elliott said:

dnsmasq.

im a complete newbie to this so would i install dnsmasq on the machine running fog ?

hi there

i am considering using fog on my linux machine and i am wondering whether i can use fog without using the dhcp function.
my router handles all DHCP addressing for my network i have looked in the configuration of the router and the router doesnt support the feature to add the server address for the PXE server. so im wondering whether it will still work without that feature in the router or whether i need to consider disabling the DHCP portion of my modem/router.