[K12OSN] Win2K DHCP server

[Matt Alexander]

Quoting Bob Robnett <rrobnett at skusd.k12.ca.us>:

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> From: k12osn-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:k12osn-bounces at redhat.com]On
> Behalf Of Matt Alexander
> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 4:09 PM
> To: k12osn at redhat.com
> Subject: [K12OSN] Win2K DHCP server
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> The company I work for is very interested in using Linux thin-clients.  We
> have
> a Win2K DHCP server that is not going to go away any time soon, however.
> Does
> anyone have step-by-step instructions for configuring a Win2K DHCP server
> for
> Linux thin-clients?
> Thanks,
> ~Matt
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> Matt-
> I think that all you have to do is disable the DHCP daemon in the Linux
> server box and make sure that the range of addresses for clients matches the
> ip range on the DHCP server.  The Linux box will default to a private range
> starting at .100 if I remember right.  Your range may be different, so you
> would have to change the range on the Linux box. I don't think the Linux box
> cares where the client gets its address...  It has been a couple of years
> since I played with it, but I had a K12LTSP box serving in an evironment
> serviced by a NT 4 DHCP server-no problems.

Getting an IP address is not a problem.  It also needs the tftp path, NFS root
server, etc.
~Matt