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= pxechn.c32(1) =
:doctype: manpage
:author: Gene Cumm
:email: gene.cumm@gmail.com
:revdate: 2012-09-16


== NAME ==
pxechn.c32 - Chainboot to new Network Boot Program (NBP)


== SYNOPSIS ==
[verse]
*pxechn.c32* [-h | --help | -?]
*pxechn.c32* -r 'FILE'
*pxechn.c32* 'FILE' ['OPTIONS']


== DESCRIPTION ==
Chainboot to a new Network Boot Program (NBP) 'FILE' with options to
adjust PXE packet #3 (PXENV_PACKET_TYPE_CACHED_REPLY) to alter end
behavior.  'FILE' may be a filename, an IP::FN (
192.168.1.1::path/to/file.0 ), or URL.  'FILE' is parsed to adjust the
DHCP 'sname' field/option 66 and 'file' field/option 67.
// but these may be override-able in the future.


== OPTIONS ==
*-c* 'CONFIG'::
    'config' file for PXELINUX (DHCP Option 209).

// *-f* 'MOD'::
//     'Force' behavior specified by modifier 'MOD'
//
// *-g* 'HOST'::
//     Set 'gateway'/relay DHCP field to 'HOST'.  Parsed by pxe_dns().
//
*-h*, *--help*, *-?*::
    Print 'help'/usage information; invalid options will also cause
    this.

// *-n*::
//     Use 'native' methods, ignoring underlying gPXE/iPXE.
// 
// *-N*::
//     Use 'non-native' methods to utilize gPXE/iPXE (if available).
//
*-o* 'OPT.TYPE=VALUE'::
    Set 'option'.  'OPT' is in 'DECIMAL INPUT' format (below).  'TYPE'
    specifies the output type and input syntax (listed here in quotes
    and at present, 1 character).  ''b'yte', ''w'ord'(2B), ''l'ong'(4B),
    ''q'uad'(8B), character ''s'tring' and colon-separated 'he'x''
    string (case insensitive; bytes must have 2 digits and each byte
    must be separated).  byte, word, long and quad input values must
    meet criteria for 'DECIMAL INPUT'

*-p* 'PATH'::
    'path' option for PXELINUX (DHCP Option 210).

*-r*::
    'restart'.  Call the PXE stack with PXENV_RESTART_TFTP.  _Must_ be
    the only option and before 'FILE'.

*-S*::
    Set 'sip' based on sname field/option 66 (by direct IP if a
    period-delimited address or otherwise DNS).

*-t* 'SECONDS'::
    'timeout' option for PXELINUX (DHCP Option 211).

// *-u*::
//     Copy 'UUID' (Option 97) if found in packet #1

*-w*::
    'wait'.  After loading, wait for user input before booting.

*-W*::
    Enable 'WDS' (Windows Deployment Services) - specific options. 
    'FILE' (or its overrides for DHCP fields siaddr and file) must point
    at the WDS server.
    *NOTE:* As of 2012-05-31, there is a known issue with gPXE/iPXE, at
    least with undionly.kkpxe.
// PXELINUX asks gPXE/iPXE to unload, reverting to an underlying stack


== DECIMAL INPUT ==
All parameters that are defaulted to decimal format are processed by
*strtoul*(3) with a base of 0 which allows alternate formats and finds a
suitable non-space separating character.


== EXAMPLES ==
`pxechn.c32 http://myhost.dom.loc/path/nbp.0 -c myconfig`::
    Load nbp.0 and set PXELINUX config (option 209).

`pxechn.c32 gpxelinux.0 -p http://10.1.1.4/tftp/ -w -c myconfig -o 15.s=domain.loc -o 6.x=0A:01:01:02:ac:17:4D:Ec -`::
    Load gpxelinux.0 from the current directory, set prefix, wait to
    execute, set first config, set the domain name and 2 domain name
    servers (case mixed to show insensitivity; 10.1.1.2 and
    172.23.77.236).

`pxechn.c32 gpxelinux.0 -p http://10.1.1.4/tftp/ -w -o 0xA0.x=12:34:56:78 -x 197.x=00:d0:de:00`::
    Load gpxelinux.0 (relative to the current directory and not
    altering sname/option 66), set the PXELINUX path prefix, wait after
    loading, set option 160 to 0x12 0x34 0x56 0x78, and option 197 to
    0x00 0xD0 0xDE 0x00.

`pxechn.c32 10.1.1.8:boot\x86\wdsnbp.com -W`::
    Load wdsnbp.com from 10.1.1.8 and copy DHCP Option 66 to DHCP
    field sname if there's room.
 
`pxechn.c32 10.1.1.4:boot\x86\wdsnbp.com -W -o 66.x=0a:01:01:08 -S`::
    Load wdsnbp.com from 10.1.1.4, point packets to 10.1.1.8 for use
    with WDS, copy DHCP Option 66 to DHCP field sname if there's room
    and decode this to an IPv4 address.


== NOTES ==
Please note that some NBPs may ignore packet #3 by either not examining
it at all or by issuing its own DHCP DISCOVER/REQUEST, negating all DHCP
field/option modifications by pxechn.c32, including Microsoft Windows
Server 2008R2 WDS's wdsnbp.com.  See also option '-W'.

URL specifications in 'FILE' that include user/password before the host
will currently cause the siaddr field to not be set properly.

The non-space constraint is due to how Syslinux variants parse the
command line as of 2012-09-16.


== AUTHOR ==
{author} <{email}>


== COPYRIGHT ==
Copyright \(C) 2012 {author}. Free use of this software is granted under
the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL), version 2 (GPLv2)
(or, at your option, any later version).