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- More info on the issues encountered in the **Tips & Troubleshooting** section below.
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- If running the PXE client as a VMWare Workstation/Fusion VM it is recommended to also run the Cobbler Server under the same VMWare host or another bare metal machine, using the same specs/settings as described in the [Beginner's guide](/blog/2024/Cobbler-v3.3.6-Beginners-Guide/).
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- If running the PXE client as a VMWare VM it is recommended to also run the Cobbler Server under the same VMWare host or another bare metal machine, using the same specs/settings as described in the [Beginner's guide](/blog/2024/Cobbler-v3.3.6-Beginners-Guide/).
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- Your experience may differ depending on your hardware and Windows and VirtualBox software versions and settings.
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Download the `wimboot` image from iPXE's GitHub to the Cobbler `loaders` directory and sync cobbler
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- Also, be sure to link the approriate bootloader images to the Cobbler `loaders` directory if not done already, since the PXE software included with VMWare Workstation/Fusion and VirtualBox VMs do not support downloads via HTTP
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- Also, be sure to link the approriate bootloader images to the Cobbler `loaders` directory if not done already*(since the PXE software included with VMWare Workstation/Fusion and VirtualBox VMs do not support downloads via HTTP)*
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systemctl enable --now smb
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Now, fix the `dhcp.template` file to properly detect PXE client firmware type to enable iPXE chainloading to support HTTP downloads via iPXE.
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Now, fix the `dhcp.template` file to properly detect PXE client firmware type during DHCP and enable iPXE chainloading for a more reliable experience on PXE clients.
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```shell
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sed -i 's,filename "http://\\\$cobbler_server/cblr/svc/op/ipxe/system/\\\$iface.owner";,filename "http://\$cobbler_server/cblr/svc/op/ipxe/system/\$iface.owner";\\n } else if exists system-arch and option system-arch = 00:07 {\\n filename "ipxe-x86_64.efi";\\n } else if exists system-arch and option system-arch = 00:08 {\\n filename "ipxe-x86_64.efi";\\n } else if exists system-arch and option system-arch = 00:09 {\\n filename "ipxe-x86_64.efi";,' /etc/cobbler/dhcp.template
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