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Hey guys, I'm trying to setup isc-dhcp-server/tftpd-hpa for PXE UEFI netboot installs. I have a working config for bios PXE installs, but am trying to convert it over to allow for UEFI installs aswell. Currently, I can PXE boot UEFI clients, but end up with a bare grub prompt. I'm just not s

Best practices for updating systems over extremely slow links

I have a couple of debian boxes in very remote areas that are connected back to our wan via a 56kbps satellite link. Most of the time we have a constant stream of data coming/going to that machine so the link is saturated quite a bit. I'm having all sorts of trouble getting apt to play nicely wit