[K12OSN] DHCP on a different port..... was 'The Dreaded DHCP.....'
Jim McQuillan
jam at mcquil.com
Wed Dec 27 23:23:33 UTC 2006
The whole point of his theory was that he wanted a single NIC setup.
It works fine, nothing to be scared of.
there's no way the MS clients will get an address from a Linux DHCP
server configured for a port other than 67/68
And the thin clients won't get a response from the MS server.
Jim.
Huck wrote:
> Theory is sound given the following layout:
>
> MS-DHCP server ------> MS-CLIENTS
> |
> |
> V
> eth1
> K12LTSP eth0 -------> LTSP clients
> ltsp-dhcp active on THIS NIC only
>
> I surely wouldn't attempt this with a single NIC setup(I'm faint of
> heart)...
> the 10/100 nic for the ETH1 is cheap enough to do a dual nic setup..
>
> --Huck
>
> Bert Rolston wrote:
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> As I understand it, based on the snippets below,
>> - I could run the LTSP DHCP server on a network with an MS DHCP server
>>
>> - There wouldn't be any conflicts between the two DHCP servers
>>
>> - MS clients would get their IP address from the MS DHCP server, and
>> any LTSP terminals would get their IP address from the LTSP server
>>
>> By creating custom boot rom images on the Rom-O-Matic website that use
>> the port I have chosen, the LTSP thin clients will connect to the Linux
>> DHCP server, NOT the MS DHCP server.
>>
>>
>> Therefore, in THEORY, I could put a single nic LTSP server into an
>> existing MS network without any disruption to their current
>> infrastructure.
>>
>> If this is the case it fits the criteria set by someone who is
>> investigating the use of LTSP, and has approached me for help.
>>
>>
>> Is my theory sound or have I missed something.
>>
>>
>> Thanks for your time.
>>
>> Bert Rolston
>>
>>
>>> Barry:Hi...four lines really necessary ..one each defining the
>>> options as
>>> text or string .option 128 is absolutely necessary..so that option
>>> 129 is
>>> read...
>>>
>>
>>
>>> ive been using port 1001/2 for five years in my schools..i can post
>>> those
>>> liness to you if you'd like when i get home..chuck
>>>
>>>
>>>> Cliebow,
>>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> like this..
>>>
>>> option option-128 code 128=string;
>>> option option-129 code 129=text;
>>> option option-128 e4:45:74:68:00:00;
>>> option option-129 "DPORT=1001";
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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