I know it's not gPXE but you can try iPXE, it has graphical menu where you can set this values manually ( http://ipxe.org/_detail/screenshots/config_ui.png?id=pics) every time the system start.
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Re: Use gpxe without dhcp to get pxe menu from network (Gene Cumm) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 14 May 2011 18:24:49 -0400 > From: <josh.mul...@cox.com> > To: <gpxe@etherboot.org> > Subject: [gPXE] Use gpxe without dhcp to get pxe menu from network > Message-ID: > <6658cb4adca0b24aa08cf9623e61a1a0049a6df...@catl0ms112.corp.cox.com > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hello all, > > I'm probably as newbie as they come so bare with me if I'm missing the > obvious... > > > Simply put: My end goal is to have a boot iso that will grab a pxeboot > menu from the network. > I already have a tftp/http server serving up the standard pxe menu via > "/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default". > > The iso will need to allow a user to input ip information. (dhcp is not > allowed on our networks) > Then use that to retrieve the pxe menu. > > > I have ready through the docs, mail archives, how-tos, and general google > searches. > Maybe I'm using the wrong terminology in my searches. > > > I have tried generating iso's from the rom-o-matic site (checked all boxes) > with an embedded script to no avail. > My embedded scripts looked similar to this with minor alterations trying > different combinations... > > ================================= > #!gpxe > ifopen net0 > set net0/ip 10.1.1.2 > set net0/netmask 255.255.255.0 > set net0/gateway 10.1.1.1 > chain http://myserver/boot/pxelinux.0 > boot > ================================= > > > > Hopefully this is an easy task and I'm just missing something. > Thanks for making it through all that and for any help you guys can provide > this newbie. :) > > -Josh > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://etherboot.org/pipermail/gpxe/attachments/20110514/478ad50c/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 14 May 2011 23:21:56 -0400 > From: Gene Cumm <gene.c...@gmail.com> > To: josh.mul...@cox.com > Cc: gpxe@etherboot.org > Subject: Re: [gPXE] Use gpxe without dhcp to get pxe menu from network > Message-ID: <banlktimaocohhzqc-swu39m-+ycapx6...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 > > On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 18:24, <josh.mul...@cox.com> wrote: > > Hello all, > > > > I?m probably as newbie as they come so bare with me if I?m missing the > > obvious? > > > > > > Simply put:? My end goal is to have a boot iso that will grab a pxeboot > menu > > from the network. > > I already have a tftp/http server serving up the standard pxe menu via > > ?/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default?. > > > > The iso will need to allow a user to input ip information. (dhcp is not > > allowed on our networks) > > Then use that to retrieve the pxe menu. > > > > > > I have ready through the docs, mail archives, how-tos, and general google > > searches. > > Maybe I?m using the wrong terminology in my searches. > > > > > > I have tried generating iso?s from the rom-o-matic site (checked all > boxes) > > with an embedded script to no avail. > > My embedded scripts looked similar to this with minor alterations trying > > different combinations? > > > > ================================= > > #!gpxe > > ifopen net0 > > set net0/ip 10.1.1.2 > > set net0/netmask 255.255.255.0 > > set net0/gateway 10.1.1.1 > > chain http://myserver/boot/pxelinux.0 > > boot > > ================================= > > > > > > > > Hopefully this is an easy task and I?m just missing something. > > Thanks for making it through all that and for any help you guys can > provide > > this newbie.?? :) > > Your issue is configuring gPXE to provide sufficient information to > PXELINUX. The error was probably "Unable to locate configuration > file" with the second IP address as "0.0.0.0". You'll need to set > DHCP options 209 and 210 if you wish to avoid TFTP completely. Those > are the search keys you're missing. > http://etherboot.org/wiki/httpboot?s[]=209#using_pxelinux > > If you want to have PXELINUX load the configs via TFTP and go the more > classical PXE route, you'll need to set next-server and filename > (either as-is or scoped under net0/ ) but HTTP is definitely more > reliable and most of the time faster. > > There's also a config command that shows a nice TUI (as opposed to the > CLI). 'config net0' would probably be your best choice. > > -- > -Gene > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > gPXE mailing list > gPXE@etherboot.org > http://etherboot.org/mailman/listinfo/gpxe > > > End of gPXE Digest, Vol 20, Issue 1 > *********************************** >
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