Remote Pxe Server

Are you just trying to install a second PXE server, if so, why would you want a job to do this unless you plan to do this on multiple PXE servers at once? I am guessing what you need first is a way to silently install PXE on a remote server then making the job from there should be easy, but I still question why make a job to do this and not do it manually? On the other hand I would like to know as well so I can schedule a PXE server install and not have to be awake or work after hours to preform the install manually.

This is what I'm trying to do if it make sence. I have 8 clients and only one of them is directly connected to the altiris console(the connected pc will be called client 1). The other 7 are behind firewall and they can only talk to the client 1 that is connected to the console. I was able to image client 1 and not able to do so for the other 7 since because they do not have a direct network connection to altiris console. I'm looking for a way to use client 1 as a slave pxe server so that pushing image to the other 7 system will be easier since they all talk to client 1. This project is to be able to image all 8 system by just pushing the jobs from altiris console. I'm looking for a way to do this with less intervention. Thanks for your response.

ralph

There are two steps you can take here.
1. Install a second PXE server on client 1. This is done by using the DSSetup files (the install files for the DS) and do a custom install and install a second PXE server. It will automatically point to the main DS (you actually set this up when you are installing the PXE server).
2. Port forwarding. I believe, but I am not a network person, that you can just forward the PXE protocol from the DHCP server. For example. We have do not have a flat network so without the forwarding none of our clients would see a pxe server. Only our servers as they are on a seperate network (PXE server is with the server). So our network group set up some port forwarding so the clients will be able to PXE boot to the server across the VLAN.