[et-mgmt-tools] Is a switch required?

[Michael DeHaan]

Ole Ersoy wrote:
> Subhendu,
>
> Sorry for the stooopid filename clarification request.  I see what you 
> mean.  The main entry has it, so the "host llama0" entry does not need 
> it.  I'm just reading up on DHCP now, so it's starting to come to me :-).
>
> Thanks,
> - Ole
>
>

So, long thread, everything settled? 

FWIW, a good place for troubleshooting discussion is #cobbler on 
irc.freenode.net.
I won't be online there until next week (vacation still) though there 
are a lot of other people there that can help if you're still trying
to figure things out.

--Michael

>
> Subhendu Ghosh wrote:
>> Ole Ersoy wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I've been attempting to trouble shoot my attempt at pxe booting by 
>>> reading through this:
>>>
>>> http://www.linux-sxs.org/internet_serving/pxeboot.html
>>>
>>> One of the things it says is a requirement is a switch.  Right now 
>>> I'm using a router, for which I just turned off DHCP.  Anyone know 
>>> if a switch is a requirement?
>>>
>>> Another thing I noticed is that this was entered in the DCHP config 
>>> file:
>>>
>>> host llama0 {
>>> hardware ethernet 04:4B:80:80:80:03;
>>> fixed-address 192.168.0.254;
>>> option host-name "llama0";
>>> filename "pxelinux.0";
>>> }
>>>
>>> I don't have this in the DHCP config template that comes with 
>>> cobbler.  Is something like this required? Thanks,
>>> - Ole
>>>
>>
>> DHCP works via subnet broadcast - if you are doing DHCP across a 
>> router, the router needs to have dhcp-relay function turned on.  
>> Otherwise you are stuck.
>>
>> The filename is set in the main ISC dhcp definition if you are using 
>> the shipped /etc/cobbler/dhcp.template. Hence it is inherited by 
>> individual entries. No need to set it individually for each host entry.
>>
>> -cheers
>> Subhendu
>>
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