# Need help getting bootp to work **URL:** \ **Category:** Network\ **Created:** [25 May 2022 23:13 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/need-help-getting-bootp-to-work/7968 "2022-05-25T23:13:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![bonnietwin](https://community.ipfire.org/user_avatar/community.ipfire.org/bonnietwin/32/12350_2.png) [@bonnietwin](https://community.ipfire.org/u/bonnietwin)\ **Post date:** [26 May 2022 16:00 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/need-help-getting-bootp-to-work/7968/8 "2022-05-26T16:00:14Z")
> [@mr\_ckw](#): > > I thought that pxe was just one portion of the bootp process. No. bootp was an earlier version of PXE but it had some limitations and difficulties to set up all the required parts. PXE was developed as a replacement for bootp with the idea to remove the earlier limitations and make setup easier. EDIT: This link may help explain the history. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preboot\_Execution\_Environment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preboot_Execution_Environment) With regard to the problems of the client not finding the file I can’t help you on that as PXE is not something i have had a go at yet, although it is on my list of things to explore with my vm testbed. I am sure that there will be other people who have experience with using the PXE/tftpd combination on IPFire and will be able to help. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.ipfire.org/t/need-help-getting-bootp-to-work/7968)._