Changing the 2Pint 2PXE Server IP Address

Changing the IP Address of the 2PXE Server can result in failure of clients to successfully PXE boot. A configuration change is required in order to align the 2PXE service with the new address.

Written by Phil Wilcock
Updated on September 5, 2019

Applies to

2PXE Server

Issue

Clients fail to successfully PXE boot after changing the IP Address of the 2PXE Server. The client may receive an IP Address but will 'hang' with no further progress.

Solution

There is a setting in the 2PXE Configuration file which s set during the initial install. This setting contains the IP address of the server and needs to be updated.

Open the 2PXE 2Pint.2PXE.Service.exe.config file location in the installation folder.

Find the key: BindToIP - <add key="BindToIP" value="xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx"/> Where xxx etc is the new IP address of the server (or, in a multiple NIC/address server, the IP address that you wish to use)

Restart the 2PXE service.

Notes

If using IP Helpers - make sure that you also change the IP Helper to point to the new IP Address, and delete the old one!