Ubuntu PXE boot server setup.

Here I use HTTP server for the PXE boot.
1. Install Ubuntu 9.04 server.
2. Install DHCP server and modify the configure file.
apt-get install dhcp3-server
vi /etc/dhcp3/dhcpd.conf

The new dhcpd.conf should look like:

option domain-name-servers 145.253.2.75, 193.174.32.18;

default-lease-time 86400;
max-lease-time 604800;

authoritative;

subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
    range 192.168.0.10 192.168.0.49;
    next-server 192.168.0.1;
    filename "pxelinux.0";
    option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
    option broadcast-address 192.168.0.255;
    option routers 192.168.0.1;
}

2. Install TFTP server

apt-get install tftpd-hpa
vi /etc/default/tftpd-hpa

change the line to be: RUN_DAEMON=”yes”

mount -t iso9660 -o loop Ubuntu-install.iso /media/cdrom/

cp -r /media/cdrom/netboot/* /var/lib/tftpboot/

vi /var/lib/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default

3.Install APACHE2 server:

apt-get install apache2

mkdir -p /var/www/install/ubuntu/9.04/

cp -r /media/cdrom/* /var/www/install/ubuntu/9.04/

4. Start all the servers

/etc/init.d/dhcpd restart

/etc/init.d/tftpd-hpa restart

/etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Now, we can install the ubuntu 9.04 through 192.168.0.1.

Notice: when the installation comes to select a mirror, go to the first line and input the server information for 192.168.0.1.