Scenario:
Server 2012 with WDS installed and configured, PXE and AD enabled
This system has captured and deployed Windows 7 and 8 images so I'm pretty sure its set up correctly
Test client is a Dell Optiplex 740, Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx NIC
Problem:
Using a newly downloaded Server 2012 ISO I can import the boot.wim as a deployment image. This boots correctly on the test machine just fine, I can verify network functionality via command line. If i take that exact image in WDS and "create capture image" it snaps network functionality, the NIC isnt even detected. The test machine will boot without error but is unable to use the network.
Troubleshooting:
I attempted the same procedure using a new Windows 8 ISO, same problem
I installed WDS on a test server and made the boot images, then imported the images into the production WDS system, same problem
For troubleshooting I disabled all additional drivers on the production WDS server, the test WDS server never had additional drivers added.
Possibly related:
This all started when I needed to add a driver to a previously functional capture image. Whenever I inserted a driver into the capture image the target machine would blue screen before it finished loading the boot wim. This problem was/is repeatable.
This feels like I have stumbled upon some sort of bug. After removing as many variables as I could and attempting to use only the core functionality I am still experiencing problems.
