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What is a PXE boot server?

April 26, 2017boot PXE server

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What is a PXE boot server?

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A PXE boot server, as defined in the PXE Specifications [1], is a server that provides network booting services. If you are familiar with PXELinux, you already know how to setup your DHCP and TFTP servers to provide network boot. A PXE boot server does act as a TFTP server, it also has a few nice features: • Listen and reply on DHCP port, to provide netboot information only. • Support Multicast TFTP.