I'm trying to configure Windows Server 2012 (a virtual box VM) with WDS so I can PXE boot some Windows 7 VMs (also virtual box).

All the machines involved are only attached to the "host only network", 192.168.56.0/24.

The Server 2012 machine has been setup as an AD DS machine, has DNS installed and working along with DHCP with option 60 - PXEClient - set and WDS is set to not listen on DHCP ports. I've followed http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj648426.aspx very closely. I've used the boot.wim and install.wim files from the Win 7 installation DVD and they're configured as 'boot' and 'installation' images respectively.

When I boot the target machine, it gets an IP address, but I simply get 'no filename' and the boot won't proceed any further.

I've tried setting option 66 to 192.168.56.2 (the WDS server) and option 67 to both Boot\x64\wdsnbp.com and Boot\x64\pxeboot.n12 but all to no avail.

I can't seem to see anything in the event log, either.

Can anyone out there spot what I'm doing wrong? Or give tips to narrow down a diagnostic?