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>2.2. Configuring the DHCP Server</H1
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> If a DHCP server does not already exist on the network, configure
one. Refer to the <I
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configuration file contains the following so PXE booting is enabled for
systems that support it:
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>allow booting;
allow bootp;
class "pxeclients" {
match if substring(option vendor-class-identifier, 0, 9) = "PXEClient";
next-server <TT
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filename "linux-install/pxelinux.0";
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> The IP address that follows the
<TT
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>next-server</TT
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address of the <TT
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>tftp</TT
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same server as the DHCP server.
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