[ipxe-devel] Using wimboot with iPXE to boot Windows PE via HTTP

[DPN]

Hello.

I am experiencing some difficulty with using wimboot with iPXE to boot
Windows PE via HTTP.

I have 2 machines.

Machine 1 is a laptop with the following installed:
   Windows 7
   IIS (default settings)
   Tftpd32 running dhcp server only
   A directory named "/inetpub/wwwroot/win7/" with the following files:
        bootmgr
        BCD
        boot.sdi
        boot.wim
        boot.ipxe
        wimboot

Machine 2 is a Desktop set up for PXE booting.  I am using an image of iPXE
on CD to boot from.

On machine 2, I press "ctrl+b" to get the prompt and then enter the
commands:
    dhcp
    "boot http://my.web.server/<path-to-boot.ipxe-file>boot.ipxe"
(without quotes)

I followed the steps in the wimboot section and am getting a "Connection
timed out" message after I type:
    "boot http://my.web.server/inetpub/wwwroot/win7/boot.ipxe"

Am I typing in the 2nd command correctly ?

Does the "Timed Out" message mean the script file "boot.ipxe" was partially
read before the time out OR that the script file "boot.ipxe" could not be
accessed ?

Cheers
Dee
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