---
name: "pxe"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "pxe"
version: "1.4.2-7"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pxe"
---

# pxe(8)

a free PXE daemon

## NAME

pxe - a free PXE daemon

## SYNOPSIS

**pxe**

## DESCRIPTION

**PXE** is a specification to boot PCs from the net. Apart from BOOTP or DHCP for acquiring an IP address and TFTP for transferring files, it requires a PXE daemon on the server which implements the boot loader selection.

## OPTIONS

**PXE** has no options, but a configuration file in /etc/pxe.conf.

## AUTHOR

PXE was written by Tim Hurman \<kano@kano.org.uk\>.

This manual page was written by Jens Schmalzing \<jensen@debian.org\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).