dhcpd.conf for kickstart

[Michael DeHaan]

Phillip Groven wrote:
>
> *When I use the first dhcpd.conf my kickstart works fine*
>
> *When I use the 2nd one I get *
>
> * *
>
> *PXE-E53: No boot filename received*
>
> *I am trying to get the dhcp server to assign a specific IP address 
> based on the mac address and download the exact ks.cfg for that server.*
>
> *What am I doing wrong?*
>
> * *
>
> *WORKING DHCPD.CONF*
>
> *ddns-update-style int*
>
> *erim;*
>
> *ignore client-updates;*
>
> * *
>
> *subnet 10.28.200.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {*
>
> * *
>
> *        allow booting;*
>
> *        allow bootp;*
>
> *        option routers  10.28.200.228;*
>
> *        option subnet-mask      255.255.255.0;*
>
> *        option domain-name-servers 10.28.200.250;*
>
> * *
>
> *        range dynamic-bootp 10.28.200.10 10.28.200.20;*
>
> *        default-lease-time 21600;*
>
> *        max-lease-time 43200;*
>
> * *
>
> *        # bootp server and filename*
>
> *        next-server 10.28.200.250;*
>
> *        filename "pxelinux.0";*
>
> *}*
>
> * *
>
> * *
>
> *NONWORKING DHDPD.CONF*
>
> * *
>
> *ddns-update-style interim;*
>
> *ignore client-updates;*
>
> * *
>
> *subnet 10.28.200.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {*
>
> * *
>
> *        allow booting;*
>
> *        allow bootp;*
>
> *        option routers  10.28.200.228;*
>
> *        option subnet-mask      255.255.255.0;*
>
> *        option domain-name-servers 10.28.200.250;*
>
> * *
>
> *        range dynamic-bootp 10.28.200.1 10.28.200.252;*
>
> *        default-lease-time 21600;*
>
> *        max-lease-time 43200;*
>
> *        group {*
>
> *          option vendor-encapsulated-options ff;*
>
> *          next-server 10.28.200.250;*
>
> *          filename "pxelinux.0";*
>
> *          host prx53-1 {*
>
> *                  hardware ethernet 00:17:A4:BB:BF:7C;*
>
> *                  fixed-address 10.28.200.233;*
>
> *                  option host-name "prx53-1.domain.com";*
>
> *          *}
>
> *          host w53-4 {*
>
> *                  hardware ethernet 00:E0:CC:21:C1:22;*
>
> *                  *fixed-address 10.28.200.8;
>
> *                  option host-name "w53-4.domain.com";*
>
> *         }*
>
> *         host mon28-1 {*
>
> *                  hardware ethernet 00:14:DD:EF:C0:7A;*
>
> *                  fixed-address 10.28.200.245;*
>
> *                  option host-name "mon28-1.c28.domain.com";*
>
> *                  filename "pxelinux.0";*
>
> *                  next-server 10.28.200.250;*
>
> *          }*
>
> *          host w28-1 {*
>
> *                  hardware ethernet 00:14:FF:3D:3B:3A;*
>
> *                  fixed-address 10.28.200.1;*
>
> *                  option host-name "w28-1.domain.com";*
>
> *          }*
>
> *           host w28-5 {*
>
> *                  hardware ethernet 00:14:DD:4b:3b:b2;*
>
> *                  fixed-address 10.28.200.5;*
>
> *                  filename "pxelinux.0";*
>
> *                  option host-name "w28-5.domain.com";*
>
> *                  next-server 10.28.200.250;*
>
> *           }*
>
> *           host w28-6 {*
>
> *                  hardware ethernet 00:11:AB:C3:4F:93;*
>
> *                  fixed-address 10.28.200.6;*
>
> *                  filename "pxelinux.0";*
>
> *                  option host-name "w28-6.domain.com";*
>
> *                  next-server 10.28.200.250;*
>
> * *
>
> *}*
>
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Cobbler can take care of generating these things for you to help prevent 
problems like this...

http://fedorahosted.org/cobbler

(I believe Fedora Hosted is still down presently ... check back tomorrow 
if so... and read the "ManageDhcp" article under User Docs)

In any case, "Non Working" means many things and it's helpful to define 
what "non-working" means to you as someone is unlikely to be copying and 
pasteing your DHCP config in and trying it.

--Michael