Using WDS to deploy Windows XP images across subnets

[Guest Rob Gordon]

Scenario: I have desktop systems on LAN Subnet A. My servers,

including my WDS server, is on LAN Subnet B. The servers are all

Windows 2003 R2 (fully patched). The desktops are all Windows XP

Professional with SP2.

 

Just a couple of questions about using WDS to clone XP images:

 

1) What do I need to configure on my Windows 2K3 R2 DHCP server, in

order to direct PXE clients on Subnet A, to properly point to the WDS

server on Subnet B?

 

2) Is there a comprehensive step-by-step set of instructions for how to

configured WDS and then how to prep a Windows XP Professional system for

image capturing?

[Guest Anthony]

Re: Using WDS to deploy Windows XP images across subnets

 

You need to configure an IP Helper address on the router to forward the

broadcasts.

Deployment is a huge topic:

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/7d837d88-6d8e-420c-b68f-a5b4baeb52481033.mspx?mfr=true.

Anthony

http://www.airdesk.co.uk

 

 

"Rob Gordon" <Robert.Gordon@nospam.dslextreme.com> wrote in message

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> Scenario: I have desktop systems on LAN Subnet A. My servers, including

> my WDS server, is on LAN Subnet B. The servers are all Windows 2003 R2

> (fully patched). The desktops are all Windows XP Professional with SP2.

>

> Just a couple of questions about using WDS to clone XP images:

>

> 1) What do I need to configure on my Windows 2K3 R2 DHCP server, in order

> to direct PXE clients on Subnet A, to properly point to the WDS server on

> Subnet B?

>

> 2) Is there a comprehensive step-by-step set of instructions for how to

> configured WDS and then how to prep a Windows XP Professional system for

> image capturing?

[Guest Rob Gordon]

Re: Using WDS to deploy Windows XP images across subnets

 

I already have the ip forwarding happening on the router, so that DHCP

requests from Subnet A can reach Subnet B. Do I need to add the custom

DHCP scope options to the DHCP server so that PXE clients on Subnet A

get pointed to the WDS server?

 

Anthony wrote:

> You need to configure an IP Helper address on the router to forward the

> broadcasts.

> Deployment is a huge topic:

> http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/7d837d88-6d8e-420c-b68f-a5b4baeb52481033.mspx?mfr=true.

> Anthony

> http://www.airdesk.co.uk

>

>

> "Rob Gordon" <Robert.Gordon@nospam.dslextreme.com> wrote in message

> news:eX9rlPFYIHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Scenario: I have desktop systems on LAN Subnet A. My servers, including

>> my WDS server, is on LAN Subnet B. The servers are all Windows 2003 R2

>> (fully patched). The desktops are all Windows XP Professional with SP2.

>>

>> Just a couple of questions about using WDS to clone XP images:

>>

>> 1) What do I need to configure on my Windows 2K3 R2 DHCP server, in order

>> to direct PXE clients on Subnet A, to properly point to the WDS server on

>> Subnet B?

>>

>> 2) Is there a comprehensive step-by-step set of instructions for how to

>> configured WDS and then how to prep a Windows XP Professional system for

>> image capturing?

>

>

[Guest Anthony [MVP]]

Re: Using WDS to deploy Windows XP images across subnets

 

AFAIK, you will need to set up two IP helper addresses, one for the DHCP and

one for WDS. As an alternative you can forward to the broadcast address.

You will also need to forward port 4011.

These may help:

http://www.ciscopress.com/articles/article.asp?p=330807&seqNum=9

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/244036/

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/259670

 

Anthony,

http://www.airdesk.co.uk

 

 

 

"Rob Gordon" <Robert.Gordon@nospam.dslextreme.com> wrote in message

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>I already have the ip forwarding happening on the router, so that DHCP

>requests from Subnet A can reach Subnet B. Do I need to add the custom

>DHCP scope options to the DHCP server so that PXE clients on Subnet A get

>pointed to the WDS server?

>

> Anthony wrote:

>> You need to configure an IP Helper address on the router to forward the

>> broadcasts.

>> Deployment is a huge topic:

>> http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/7d837d88-6d8e-420c-b68f-a5b4baeb52481033.mspx?mfr=true.

>> Anthony

>> http://www.airdesk.co.uk

>>

>>

>> "Rob Gordon" <Robert.Gordon@nospam.dslextreme.com> wrote in message

>> news:eX9rlPFYIHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>> Scenario: I have desktop systems on LAN Subnet A. My servers,

>>> including my WDS server, is on LAN Subnet B. The servers are all

>>> Windows 2003 R2 (fully patched). The desktops are all Windows XP

>>> Professional with SP2.

>>>

>>> Just a couple of questions about using WDS to clone XP images:

>>>

>>> 1) What do I need to configure on my Windows 2K3 R2 DHCP server, in

>>> order to direct PXE clients on Subnet A, to properly point to the WDS

>>> server on Subnet B?

>>>

>>> 2) Is there a comprehensive step-by-step set of instructions for how to

>>> configured WDS and then how to prep a Windows XP Professional system for

>>> image capturing?

>>