Help a little for configure OpenWrt / iPXE in http mode

F5BJR · May 29, 2021, 4:45pm

Miraculously I managed to boot a lot of things with iPXE whether in BIOS or UEFI mode (dnsmasq):
Starting Debian Net Installation
A small live linux / slitaz
Starting the installation of multiple versions of WIndows in tftp WIndows PE

For Windows, Windows PE transfers are a bit slow in tftp
As I noticed that the file transfer with Samba / share is much faster with my Windows machine I would like to do the same thing in http and not in tftp

Who could help me that would be very nice?
What do I need to install? a web server, nfs?
I am completely neophyte !!!

A big thank you in advance

murraydr44 · May 29, 2021, 5:05pm

The last time I did this was on XP using built-in iis a decade ago. BootKernel.org was popular back then. How to install IIS web server on Windows 10 Step by Step -H2S Media (how2shout.com)

F5BJR · May 29, 2021, 5:48pm

murraydr44 -> thanks

but the http server is for the openwrt box

I recycle mechanical disks (1 TB ) connected to USB and which are no longer used because they have been replaced by SSDs !!!

i did some tests with OpenWrt but i didn't succeed !!!

I have some MiWifi D2 ( 32 Mo Flash ROM ) used for OpenWrt !!!

ulmwind · May 29, 2021, 6:04pm

Sorry, so do you want just to run http server?

I do not understand, what device you have.

F5BJR · May 29, 2021, 6:08pm

it is to use the OpenWrt box as an http server

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for iPXE menu i have this:

:tftp-winpe
chain tftp://${next-server}/bootx64.efi
boot || goto failed
goto start

:http-winpe
kernel http://${http-server}/bootx64.efi
boot || goto failed
goto start

for tftp run without problem

syntax for http:server ?.

and how i test if http server run fine ?

ulmwind · May 29, 2021, 6:38pm

LuCI has webserver uhttpd

Start with it.