[quote=“Tom Elliott, post: 44086, member: 7271”]
Again, as Berend states, this is a not a hardcoded thing in at least 1.1.2 and higher and is a database setting that you can edit (with the exception of the /etc/exports file) from the FOG Web GUI.[/quote]
What’s the issue with the Web GUI not changing the /etc/exports file?
Are there complications, or have you just not tackled this yet?
[quote=“Lee Rowlett, post: 44082, member: 28”]Hi wayne,
sorted this out in the end through chat - was down to link to /fog… used existing location instead and change script to match and all working 
but ur response was my first response too :)[/quote]
Awesome. That’s good.
AND, I’d like to say something about FOG in general…
FOG was an experiment for me. I was relentlessly pursuing an alternative for imaging. My work was using Ghost & Deploy Studio. My boss was considering Acronis Snap Deploy… which is really expensive.
I set out to prove that FOG would work in our environment. Now, mind you, I’ve taken a Linux class at college, we only worked in Terminal. But, I wasn’t savvy at it at all. I was “Comfortable” being an average user with Linux, nothing special really (still not anything special).
So, I spent weeks putting together FOG on Fedora in a VM. I learned sooo much about Linux during those weeks. I’ve slowly started helping people on here where I can. I’ve since become so comfortable that I’ve gone totally Fedora at home (using it now).
I’ve plummeted into learning C++, using Fedora. I’ve always said I wanted to learn it, but this was the prime moment because I was using Linux (I’m very, very proficient with VB.NET). I’ve been following online tutorials, doing online exercise problems, writing code, compiling, learned how to run executables from Terminal, Became really reliant on GREP and other Terminal commands in general.
And today, it really hit me. FOG opened the door to all of this for me, honestly. Just today, I blew through Terminal at work on OSX 10.6.8, navigating through directories like a pro, unpacking files, using CAT, GREP, all due to my recent learning of Linux.
SO,
Point of this little story is, an AMAZING solution like FOG, So amazing that it draws in people like me, ultimately, increases the numbers in the Linux community inevitably. That’s how good FOG is.
[quote=“TheKoR, post: 44040, member: 24285”]Oh nice, thanks.
fog mounted !!
still have the others errors lol
“This rsync lacks old-style --compress due to its external zlib”
“rsync: change_dir “/fog/Drivers/Win7/3113CW3” failed: no such files or directory(2)”[/quote]
Have you verified that this path exists? /fog/Drivers/Win7/3113CW3
Keep in mind that Linux is case sensitive for directories, and a lot of other stuff (it gives me woes sometimes!).
So, your script probably should be case-sensitive too.
What if some of the drives in… say… a computer lab… have different models of hard drives? Maybe one was replaced, a different size was used, maybe even a smaller size than the original.
If there was a setting for this, it should apply to hosts only, not groups. I [U]think[/U].
[quote=“Jbob, post: 44069, member: 21733”]Bill,
That option is pretty simple to build, but it would be something Tom would build if we add it, as I’m pretty busy with prepping the new client for a public beta.
Wayne, the way FOG handles renaming is that it first unjoins the domain, renames the computer, and then joins. It should prevent the AD issue you describe.[/quote]
Amazing.
FOG is definitely a winner.
I haven’t tried this yet, but,
What happens if the name gets changed via the FOG web GUI if the client is already joined to the domain?
In my experience (prior to FOG), when you change a name on a computer without deleting the computer’s object in AD, the computer will re-use the old object which will still have the wrong name in AD, even though the client’s name is changed. This creates a huge mess in AD over time. So, I always un-join from the domain & then delete the computer object, then rename the computer, then re-join. This creates a new computer object in AD with the correct name.
I’ll rephrase the question… How does AD get updated with the new name when a name change is done while on the domain? I want the Object name itself (not just a property of that object) to show the computer’s name.
You still have to setup the chainloading, as Uncle Frank said.
I’m new to it, Uncle Frank will have to confirm if [URL=‘http://www.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php/Chainloading_PXE_to_iPXE_using_pxelinux.0’]THIS[/URL] will do it, or help at all.
So, I have to get this working on my Windows Server DHCP service.
I did some digging, and there’s different ways.
For Windows Server 2008, you must use option 003 as stated here:
[url]https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/19b5dc02-00a7-4eba-9076-ef0f30e16bb4/cant-select-user-classes-in-dhcp-server-2012?forum=winserverNIS[/url]
For Windows Server 2012, you must use DHCP Policies, as shown here:
[url]http://blogs.technet.com/b/teamdhcp/archive/2012/08/22/granular-dhcp-server-administration-using-dhcp-policies-in-windows-server-2012.aspx[/url]
I’m going to look further into this, as it applies to just soo many things within my environment. It’s the key to getting a Mac & PC Bios environment to work, and to support PC UEFI based booting also.
[quote=“Uncle Frank, post: 44033, member: 28116”]You’d probably best use DHCP user classes. There is one example for this in the wiki in Macintosh: [url]http://fogproject.org/wiki/index.php/FOG_on_a_MAC[/url]
Something similar can be done not just for Mac but for other platforms. The tricky bit will be to find a check that will reliably distinguish between those with EFI and those without…[/quote]
Thank you Uncle Frank. This seems really important, and I’ve gotta tackle it somehow, or at least become very familiar.
[quote=“mkstreet, post: 44037, member: 24215”]Tom, the SVN version seems to be working. I haven’t done a truly scientific analysis, but I think we are consistently not having the problem. The few times it has blown past to Windows I think are due to a loose or bad Ethernet cable. If I remain on this SVN version, will I be cut off (orphaned) from regular product updates to Fog?
Uncle Frank, I am interested in the idea of running my own DHCP. From my perspective, I wouldn’t feel like I needed to use the exact same IP addresses, unless that is a requirement for your plan? I wouldn’t be able to shut down the ISP’s DHCP. So, whatever we did would have to be something I could completely affect / setup / configure from my side, on my own. The ISP is staff and service are worthless, at best.[/quote]
I think that Uncle Frank is planning on helping you configure your router & switches to block their DHCP altogether. It’s easily doable. Then, you can just set your own up (or let FOG handle it).
Also, you can upgrade from one SVN revision to another without any issues. I do it sometimes at my work.
Also, one more thing… Just want to see how far away your DHCP server is; out of pure curiosity…
[CODE]tracert 1.179.130.137[/CODE]
That will tell you how many routers are between your host & the DHCP server.
So, I’m still sort of new to all of this, I don’t fully understand ipxe.efi. I just know that it’s for UEFI based booting.
I’m under the impression that most machines shipping with Windows 8 and higher will have UEFI. And, they may or may not support legacy boot. I’ve been thinking that eventually I’ll have to deal with this, probably most FOG users will in the future.
The problem, more specifically, is having a mixed environment. Where some clients will only work with undionly.kpxe, while others will require ipxe.efi.
How would one allow both to boot with the files they need, without changing the boot file and DHCP option 067 every time?
Those support UEFI, which I think can only use ipxe.efi
To use that, I think that your DHCP option 067 needs changed, and you also need to make sure that ipxe.efi is in the /tftpboot directory.
If you want to stick to undionly.kpxe, you will probably have to disable secure boot, and enable all the legacy boot stuff, and tick any checkboxes for PXE.
But, [B]be warned[/B]… Some have reported that doing this turns the NUC into a brick… see here:
[url]https://communities.intel.com/message/242327[/url]
Let us know how it goes, so we can update the hardware lists on the WiKi. Feel free to ask questions, that’s what this forum is all about.
Actually, I read further into this thread (should have from the start)…
Why would an ISP control your internal DHCP? Are you [B]sure[/B]?
Or, is it just the home office that is running DHCP?
On a windows client, you can find out exactly where DHCP is coming from:
[CODE]ipconfig /all[/CODE]
There is a line item just for the DHCP server:
[IMG]http://i.stack.imgur.com/5ikMH.jpg[/IMG]
You can then take that IP and do a reverse lookup to give you a [U]name[/U].
[CODE]nslookup x.x.x.x[/CODE]
Sample output:
[IMG]http://files.cyberciti.biz/uploads/faq/2010/12/windows-nslookup-reverse-lookup.png[/IMG]
You know, what I’d recommend is asking whoever controls DHCP to change options 066 and 067 so you can do your job.
Explain to them what you’re trying to do, be nice.
This is the TFTP config file.
[CODE]cat /etc/default/tftpd-hpa[/CODE]
Here are some related TFTP commands, the STATUS one should be especially telling.
[CODE]service tftpd-hpa status
service tftpd-hpa stop
service tftpd-hpa start
service tftpd-hpa restart
service tftpd-hpa force-reload[/CODE]
Check what’s allowed in/out of your firewall:
[CODE]iptables -L[/CODE]
Let us know what you find, people that hang around here are willing to help.
Here are the resources I used:
[url]http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/install-configure-tftp-server-ubuntu-debian-howto/[/url]
[url]https://wiki.debian.org/DebianFirewall[/url]
[quote=“Junkhacker, post: 43981, member: 21583”]i have a VM that runs updates on itself and uploads weekly as a scheduled task. looks like it averages 35 minutes according to the reports.[/quote]
Now that is really, really awesome! I never even thought of it!
[quote=“loosus456, post: 43963, member: 26317”] I guess a beefy CPU and modern VM would do better these days, though?[/quote]
FOG detects the number of cores when uploading, and uses them all… You could allocate 8 or 12 cores for that VM. IMAGINE the upload speeds! Win7 64 bit supports something like 256 cores, two physical sockets, so building the image wouldn’t be an issue.
[quote=“Uncle Frank, post: 44015, member: 28116”]Interesting… looking for a full dhcpd.conf on the web I found this: [url]http://fogproject.org/wiki/index.php/Using_your_FOG_server_to_backup_and_restore_Macintosh_computers[/url]
Does anyone know who wrote this?
[/quote]
According to the WiKi history, “FogFrog02” was the only person who ever made a change to that page, in April of 2012
[quote=“FSIT, post: 44018, member: 29030”]Also, I forgot to mention the tablets will only PXE boot when docked. I cannot use the USB Ethernet adapters, only the dock’s Ethernet adapter which is really just a USB one. I have secure boot disabled, but there’s no legacy boot mode on these tablets.
I did find a UNDI driver on the manufacturer’s website. They listed it as “LAN95xx and LAN7500 UEFI PXE (UNDI) Driver” I’m going to import that to the server and see if I can use that file “SmscUsbNetUtility.efi” tomorrow since it’s quitting time.
I’ll look into that link you shared for making an iPXE file.[/quote]
I bet the manufacturer’s driver will work.
[quote=“Berend de Boer, post: 43956, member: 28367”]One thing to add here: note that I did run EXACTLY the same code on Linux or the Windows machine (compiled myself with Mono). Got different encryption values in both cases.[/quote]
Maybe Mono uses a different compiler or libraries for Windows and Linux?