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Tiny PXE Server (Portable)

1.0.0.23

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This package was approved by moderator gep13 on 2/4/2019.

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I have been playing with pxe booting for a while, first starting with pxelinux, then gpxe and lately with ipxe.

I am mostly a windows user and as an IT often needs a quick (=no install) and portable (=run from USB) dhcp server including a tftp server and a http server offering me then pxe booting.
I could use tftp32 or serva but i like to make my own tools and these 2 were missing some features here and there.

So here comes a small portable dhcp server including a tftp and a http server.

This is freeware (and will always be), should be opensource and the unique here idea is to share and contribute.

dhcp daemon supports an alternative filename based on the user-class thus enabling chainloading (gpxe->pxelinux, ipxe->script, etc), and also support settings dhcp options (which can then be used by your boot loader)
tftp daemon supports tsize and blksize commands.
http daemon support head, range (mandatory for ipxe sanboot options) and over 2gb iso.
new in version 1.0.0.7 : BINL (RIS and WDS) support
new in version 1.0.0.10 : DNS daemon
new in version 1.0.0.14 : ProxyDHCP option

The root home of tftp and http is the folder where you main pxe loader sits.
I put all my iso files in a sub folder called images.
I put all my wim files in a sub folder called sources.
I put all my other loaders, in case I want to chain load, in next to my main loader (bootmgr, pxelinux, gpxe, grldr, etc)

In the attached screenshot, i load ipxe then chainloads a script (menu.ipxe).
In the script 3 different methods : the classic memdisk, a newer approach with sanboot and a new kid on the block wimboot.

More info about these loading methods here :

PACKAGE NOTES

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To install Tiny PXE Server (Portable), run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

C:\> choco install tiny-pxe-server

To upgrade Tiny PXE Server (Portable), run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

C:\> choco upgrade tiny-pxe-server

Files

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tools\ChocolateyInstall.ps1 Show

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
$packageName  = 'tiny-pxe-server' 
$toolsDir     = "$(Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)"
$url          = 'http://erwan.labalec.fr/tinypxeserver/pxesrv.zip'
$checksum     = '2EE355D6392C0F2022D81F19FA6AE793DB5978F99E79EB462C3DE90C1F3E3143'
$shortcutName = 'TinyPXE Server.lnk'
$exe          = 'pxesrv.exe'


$packageArgs = @{
  packageName    = $packageName
  unzipLocation  = $toolsDir
  fileType       = 'ZIP' 
  url            = $url
  checksum       = $checksum
  checksumType   = 'sha256'
}

Install-ChocolateyZipPackage @packageArgs

$WhoAmI=whoami
icacls.exe $toolsDir /grant $WhoAmI":"'(OI)(CI)'F /T

Install-ChocolateyShortcut -shortcutFilePath "$ENV:Public\Desktop\$shortcutName" -targetPath "$toolsDir\$exe" -WorkingDirectory "$toolsDir"
Install-ChocolateyShortcut -shortcutFilePath "$ENV:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\$shortcutName" -targetPath "$toolsDir\$exe"

tools\ChocolateyUninstall.ps1 Show

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
$packageName  = 'tiny-pxe-server'
$shortcutName = 'TinyPXE Server.lnk'

Remove-Item "$ENV:Public\Desktop\$shortcutName" -Force -ErrorAction 'SilentlyContinue'
Remove-Item "$ENV:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\$shortcutName" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

Virus Scan Results

tiny-pxe-server.1.0.0.23.nupkg (ff72343e88ab) - ## / 60 - Log in or click on link to see number of positives
pxesrv.zip (2ee355d6392c) - ## / 60 - Log in or click on link to see number of positives

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Dependencies

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Package Maintainer(s)

bcurran3

Software Author(s)

Erwan Labalec

Version History

Version	Downloads	Last updated	Status
Tiny PXE Server (Portable) 1.0.0.23	574	Thursday, January 31, 2019	approved
Tiny PXE Server (Install) 1.0.0.22	568	Monday, April 2, 2018	approved
Tiny PXE Server (Install) 1.0.0.21	456	Thursday, May 18, 2017	approved

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