2003 Server - DHCP PXE Issue - Help PLZZZ

[steveb21]

Ok ive been in desktop supprt for a while, but dont really have a clue about servers , so if i do or ask any slly questions then i apologise in advance

I have followed this guide ... http://www.windowsnetworking.com/art...dows_2003.html



I have 1 Server running windows 2003 r2 enterprise edition with sp2, and 3 worstations, 1 pc and a 2 laptops.

The frst thing i am basicaly attempting to do is....

I have a image of my laptop which is created in ghost. I would like to copy this image on the server and boot the laptop off network (pxe?) so it pushes out the image via WDS - Windows Deployment Service.

I understand to do this i need to confgure DHCP on the server, SO when a workstation is connected it will lease a ip for it to connect to network.


What i hav done so far is :


DNS set up as home.loc

dcpromo run and ad setup

Confgured DHCP on the server to lease ip address's ranging from :

192.168.1.2 > 192.168.1.10 (excluding 192.168.1.3 and 192.168.1.5)


Server is 192.168.1.3

2nd nic in server is 168.254.... (auto config)

Laptop which is currently connected via wireless is 192.168.1.5


I have a Wireless linksys router , with 4 available ports.

Server has 2 NICs,

Cable Modem connects to Linksys router > router connects to server


I have read that i may need to disable my routers dhcp settings, so the server can take full control. Is this correct?

Should i plug a cable from a workstation i want to build into the 2nd NIC on the server? or connect it to one of the free ports on the linksys router?

I have spent a few days messing around with it, and i just cannot get dhcp to provide a ip lease when attempting to boot laptop off the network.



Can some one please explain to me what the best method i should use to achieve my 1st aim of being able to boot from PXE and install a ghost image.


Thanks

[Monty007]

Hi, Iam no expert on this but you need to configure RIS http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../cc786442.aspx
Now I don't think you can do it the way you want as you may need a dedicated RIS server.
Are you trying to learn server 2003?
I don't think your scope is large enough as you state you have: "Confgured DHCP on the server to lease ip address's ranging from :

192.168.1.2 > 192.168.1.10 (excluding 192.168.1.3 and 192.168.1.5)
Server is 192.168.1.3
2nd nic in server is 168.254.... (auto config)
Laptop which is currently connected via wireless is 192.168.1.5"
How can the laptop have that address if it is excluded?
What you could have done is have an ip range from 192.168.1.100 to 192.168.1.150 as then you can add more over time such as through VMs.
Yes DHCP has to be disabled on your router.

Have you built Acvtive Directory?

Finally I think you need to crawl before you can walk, I have had a server for over a year and Im still learning from it....well I now have 3 servers built in VMs and 7 workstaion connected.