Placement of PXE-Enabled Distribution Points and State Migration Points
An important aspect in the design is the placement of the PXE-enabled Distribution Points and State Migration Points. A PXE-enabled Distribution Point is similar to DHCP where it responds to specific broadcast requests. Because this is a broadcast, the placement and configuration of a PXE-enabled Distribution Point is important. For the PXE service to receive the request, it needs to be located within the same broadcast network as the client or an IP helper needs to be configured on the router. Similar to the IP helper for DHCP, this simply forwards the broadcast traffic directly to the PXE server located on a different network.
When the PXE service receives the request, ...
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