Pxe

Anthony_McAuleyAnthony_McAuley
edited November 2004 in Science & Tech
Hi all.

Please excuse my ignorance here, but it's the first time I've encountered PXE in a domain environment and therefore do not know if I'm using the correct terminology :)

We've got a domain from an aquired company that uses PXE to boot PCs running Windows NT4. Disabling the PXE stops the NT4 machine from booting correctly, and investigation has shown that roughly 8 configuration files are pulled down from a LINUX box. We have tried copying those files locally, and that seemed to be successful but it only worked for a short while before the PC reverted back to it's original state :banghead:

My question is this : is there an easy way to stop these PCs from booting via the network and make them stand-alone (but networked in a domain) Windows NT4 machines, without having to reinstall the operating system on them all. This is in a buisness and factory environment so downtime is a premium.

Thanks for taking the time to read this, and I hope someone out there has the answers I seek :)

Comments

  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    I myself don't know the answer but I do know someone who might, so Il give them a call this afternoon when I have a free moment :)
  • GobblesGobbles Ventura California
    edited September 2004
    I dont have a deffinitive answer for you but from what I have read, I am unable to find any articles regarding making the switch...

    But since you have a pxe enviroment and if all the machines are roughly the same, you may try making an image of a clean install for one then loading the image on all the other machines. If all your machines are different, then... you may be sol..
  • bobcrotchbobcrotch
    edited October 2004
    It doesn't have to do with a roaming profile does it? Maybe check the settings on the local machine after booting.
  • Anthony_McAuleyAnthony_McAuley
    edited November 2004
    Roaming profiles did cause us a headache in the end but we finally managed to get this all sorted. Thanks for all the help :)

    Brute force and ignorance are always the best answers :D
  • Anthony_McAuleyAnthony_McAuley
    edited November 2004
    How do I close threads?
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited November 2004
    Anthony_McAuley wrote:
    How do I close threads?
    No need. :)

    We usually leave them open - somebody else is bound to come along and post "hey, I have the same problem...". :p

    Glad you got it fixed.
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