How to Install and Configure the neopxe Boot Server Daemon

Complete the following steps on your DHCP server. The neopxe server is designed for use with a DHCP server that is running on the same system.

Note - Throughout this procedure, replace name with the corresponding version of Linux. For example, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 uses rhel4-pxefiles.

Install the neopxe boot server daemon onto the system that is your DHCP server.
```
# cd /tmp/name-pxefiles/neopxe-0.2.0
# ./configure
# make
# make install
```
where name is the file name corresponding to your version of Linux. For example, rhel4-pxefiles.
Append the path /usr/local/sbin/neopxe to the rc.local file by typing the following command, making sure to use two greater-than signs.
```
# echo "/usr/local/sbin/neopxe" >> /etc/rc.d/rc.local
```

Copy the PXE Linux image from the /tmp/ directory.

# mkdir /home/pxeboot
# cp /tmp/name-pxefiles/pxelinux.0 /home/pxeboot

Configure the PXE Linux image.

# mkdir /home/pxeboot/pxelinux.cfg/
# touch /home/pxeboot/pxelinux.cfg/default

Edit the /usr/local/etc/neopxe.conf configuration file, which is read by neopxe at startup.
If the neopxe.conf file is not in the /usr/local/etc directory, you can copy it from the /tmp/name-pxefiles/neopxe-0.2.0/ directory.
A valid configuration file must have entries for each of the following lines, including at least one service line.
```
ip_addr=n.n.n.n
prompt=boot-prompt-string
prompt_timeout=timeout
service=service-number,boot-server,boot-file,label
```
- n.n.n.n is the IP address of your PXE server.
- boot-prompt-string is the character string displayed during a network boot that prompts the user to press the F8 key for a boot menu.
- timeout is the number of seconds the prompt is displayed before the server defaults to the first service for booting.
- service-number is an integer in the range of 1 to 254 that identifies the boot service.
- boot-server is the IP address of the boot server for that boot service.
- boot-file is the name of the boot file that is read from your /home/pxeboot directory.
- label is the text string that is displayed when the boot menu is invoked by pressing the F8 key.
```
ip_addr=192.168.0.1
prompt=Press [F8] for menu.. .
prompt_timeout=10
service=1,192.168.0.1,pxelinux.0,Linux
service=2,192.169.0.1,nbp.unknown,Solaris
```
  Note - Refer to the neopxe.conf man page for more information.
Start the neopxe daemon.
```
# /usr/local/sbin/neopxe
```

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