OT: pxe server - dhcp proxy question

[Daniel Segall]

Here's how I do it...

dhcpd.conf:
###################################

ddns-update-style interim;
ignore client-updates;

subnet 10.1.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {

# --- default gateway
        option routers                  10.1.1.1;
        option subnet-mask              255.255.255.0;

#       option nis-domain               "domain.org";
#       option domain-name              "domain.org";
#       option domain-name-servers      192.168.1.1;

#       option time-offset              -18000; # Eastern Standard Time
#       option ntp-servers              192.168.1.1;
#       option netbios-name-servers     192.168.1.1;
# --- Selects point-to-point node (default is hybrid). Don't change this
unless
# -- you understand Netbios very well
#       option netbios-node-type 2;

        range dynamic-bootp 10.1.1.200 10.1.1.250;
        default-lease-time 21600;
        max-lease-time 43200;

        # we want the nameserver to appear at a fixed address
#       host ns {
#               next-server marvin.redhat.com;
#               hardware ethernet 12:34:56:78:AB:CD;
#               fixed-address 207.175.42.254;
#       }
        filename "pxelinux.0";
        next-server 10.1.1.1;
}

In the pxe.conf:
###################################

[OurIpAddress]
10.1.1.1

[Mtftpd_Root_Directory]
/tftpboot

[UseDHCPPort]
0

[StartProxy]
1

[startBootService]
1

[MasterProxy]
1

[Discovery_BCast_Disabled]
0

[Discovery_MCast_Disabled]
0

[Prompt]
10,Press F8 to view menu ...


/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default
###################################
# Default PXE Config

# Local boot by default
default local

# Always prompt user
prompt 1

# Display our boot message
display pxeboot.msg

# Boot automatically after 10 minute
timeout 6000

label local
        localboot 0
label Rescue
        kernel vmlinuz-RHES-3
        append initrd=initrd-RHES-3.img rescue
ks=nfs:10.1.1.1:/kickstart/rescue.ks.cfg text devfs=nomount
ramdisk=10240 vga=0xF01
label RHES-3-U4
        kernel vmlinuz-RHES-3-U4
        append initrd=initrd-RHES-3-U4.img
ks=nfs:10.1.1.1:/kickstart/RHES-3-U4-ks.cfg
label FC-3
        kernel vmlinuz-FC-3
        append initrd=initrd-FC-3.img ks=nfs:10.1.1.1:/kickstart/FC-3-ks.cfg

###################################


That's really about it.

-Dan



> The redhat manual explains how to set up a pxe-boot environment _without_
> a
> dhcp proxy. I'm trying to go the next step and add the dhcp proxy (btw,
> using the pxe-0.1-36.i386.rpm package provided by redhat. Just to make
> things interesting, the dchp proxy server is named pxe.) I'm looking for
> help in configuring the dhcp proxy server.
>
> Andrew
>
>> From: Daniel Segall [mailto:dan at half-asleep.com]
>>
>> The redhat manual goes into a bit of detail on setting up a
>> pxe/tftp/dhcp
>> kickstart environment. Chapters 9, 10, 14, & 15 should help
>> you out. It
>> can be found at
>> https://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-3-Manual/s
>> ysadmin-guide/index.html
>>
>> -Dan
>>
>> > I am exploring the use of the proxy-dhcp server. The one
>> that comes with
>> > Red
>> > Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 4 is pxe-0.1-36.i386.rpm.
>> With a pxe server
>> > without the dhcp proxy, when a client pxe-boots, it
>> displays the menu
>> > specified in the /tftpboot/linux-install/msgs/boot.msg file. When I
>> > install
>> > the dhcp proxy (pxe-0.1-36.i386.rpm), when the client pxe-boots, the
>> > messages displayed are those specified in the /etc/pxe.conf
>> file. I would
>> > like to get the dhcp proxy to use the messages in the
>> boot.msg file. I
>> > assume there is some way to specify that in the pxe.conf
>> file. However, I
>> > do
>> > not understand the dhcp proxy or the pxe.conf file to know
>> how to do that.
>> > Plus the documentation seems sparse. Can someone tell me
>> how to accomplish
>> > my goal? Better yet, can someone direct me to a forum where I may be
>> > enlightened in this and other pxe-boot questions?
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> >
>> > Andrew Robinson
>> >
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