Re: Who is using the ISC DHCP server in their FAI environment?

Sinh Lam <[email protected]> Tue, 27 May 2025 00:36:11 -0700
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 I use ISC DHCP server with FAI.  I have been wanting to migrate to KEA but
have not done so.  If I could I=E2=80=99d stay on ISC DHCP forever cause ke=
a=E2=80=99s
config is just awful.  Just really really awful.

Sinh



On May 27, 2025 at 12:34:18=E2=80=AFAM, Thomas Lange ([email protected]=
) wrote:

Hi,

I like to know who is using the DHCP server from ISC when doing a FAI
network installation. Debian plans to remove this package for the
upcoming release (trixie) and I'm not sure how much work it may cause
to sysadmin to migrate to a replacement, for e.g. the new DHCPD from
ISC called kea.

Did anyone already migrated to kea?
Do you think you can easily migrate to kea or dnsmasq or other
packages?

Currently FAI provides examples for the dhcpd.conf for ISC dhcp, but
if Debian removes the isc dhcp package, I cannot provide a working
config for the trixie release in time and FAI users have to do it on
their own.

I'll try to convince the Debian release team to keep ISC dhcp for the
trixie release, but some people want to remove it , because it's EOL
and there will be no security support by Debian any more.

What's your oppinion on that?
--=20
best regards Thomas

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argin:0px;line-height:auto">I use ISC DHCP server with FAI.=C2=A0 I have be=
en wanting to migrate to KEA but have not done so.=C2=A0 If I could I=E2=80=
=99d stay on ISC DHCP forever cause kea=E2=80=99s config is just awful.=C2=
=A0 Just really really awful.=C2=A0</div><div id=3D"bloop_customfont" style=
=3D"font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px;margin:0px;line-height:auto"=
><br></div><div id=3D"bloop_customfont" style=3D"font-family:Helvetica,Aria=
l;font-size:13px;margin:0px;line-height:auto">Sinh</div><div id=3D"bloop_cu=
stomfont" style=3D"font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px;margin:0px;li=
ne-height:auto"><br></div> <br> <div id=3D"bloop_sign_1748331290325278976" =
class=3D"bloop_sign"></div> <br><p class=3D"airmail_on">On May 27, 2025 at =
12:34:18=E2=80=AFAM, Thomas Lange (<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]"=
>[email protected]</a>) wrote:</p> <blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D"c=
lean_bq"><span><div><div></div><div>Hi,
<br>
<br>I like to know who is using the DHCP server from ISC when doing a FAI
<br>network installation. Debian plans to remove this package for the
<br>upcoming release (trixie) and I&#39;m not sure how much work it may cau=
se
<br>to sysadmin to migrate to a replacement, for e.g. the new DHCPD from
<br>ISC called kea.
<br>
<br>Did anyone already migrated to kea?
<br>Do you think you can easily migrate to kea or dnsmasq or other
<br>packages?
<br>
<br>Currently FAI provides examples for the dhcpd.conf for ISC dhcp, but
<br>if Debian removes the isc dhcp package, I cannot provide a working
<br>config for the trixie release in time and FAI users have to do it on
<br>their own.
<br>
<br>I&#39;ll try to convince the Debian release team to keep ISC dhcp for t=
he
<br>trixie release, but some people want to remove it , because it&#39;s EO=
L
<br>and there will be no security support by Debian any more.
<br>
<br>What&#39;s your oppinion on that?
<br>-- =20
<br>best regards Thomas
<br></div></div></span></blockquote>



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