Re: SV: DHCP server ?

No, he can't.
Becuase the problem is which image to load not which configuration file 
to read.

Trevor B wrote:

> Einar,
>
> you should also be able to use the group option in thinstation.
>
> According to the README.IMPORTANT file you can either set an 
> individual thinstation.conf-<mac without the :'s> or a group one of 
> thinstation.conf.<group-xxxx> based on a group setting in your 
> thinstation.hosts file.
>
> <<snippett
> Configuration Files
> ===================
>
> These must be placed in the root tftpd dir.
>
> * thinstation.conf.network           - Network confirguration file
>  This is the global config file downloaded from a tftp server.
>
>  NOTE:  This has replaced thinstation.conf
>
> * thinstation.conf-<PC Indentifier>  - Individual configs for specific 
> machines
>
> examples:
>
> thinstation.conf-<hostname> (example: thinstation.conf-hostname)
> (this must work in conjunction with thinstation.hosts file)
> or
> thinstation.conf-<ip address> (example: thinstation.conf-172.23.24.101)
> or
> thinstation.conf-<eth MAC address> (example: 
> thinstation.conf-005004AABBCC)
>
> * thinstation.conf.<group-xxxxx>    -  Group Configuration file
>
> example: thinstation.conf.group-samba.conf
>
> Use the thinstation.hosts file to defines which machine is a member of 
> which group
>
> * thinstation.conf.user             - Local settings
>  This is stored locally on a permanent storage device such as a 
> CDROM/Floppy Disk
>
> * thinstation.conf.buildtime        - Build time settings
>  These are settings which which go directly into the image at build 
> time.  Note that if you use
>  local storage for your settings you will need to define the STORAGE 
> settings in here
>
> * thinstation.conf.example          - Example file which comes with 
> the distro.
>  Check this file out for all available settings
>
> * thinstation.hosts                 - Allows individual configuration 
> for seperate PCs from one file.
>
> If you need to set individual configurations for terminals you can put 
> config
> files named.  See thinstation.hosts.example
> end-snippett>>
>
> Trevor B
> PS. earlier post was because I didn't read your post prooerly and 
> thought you were having problems with the M$ side of the equation.
>
> Eliassen Einar (ErgoGroup) wrote:
>
>> Hey Tim
>>
>> Can you really do that with MAC addresses ? I cant seem to find it. 
>> All I
>> find is the HEX value of the IP address.
>> Snagged from the page:
>>
>> First, it will search for the config file using its own IP address in 
>> upper
>> case hexadecimal, e.g. 192.0.2.91 -> C000025B (you can use the included
>> progam gethostip to compute the hexadecimal IP address for any host.) 
>> If that file is not found, it will remove one hex digit and try again.
>> Ultimately, it will try looking for a file named default (in lower 
>> case).
>> As an example, for 192.0.2.91, it will try C000025B, C000025, C00002, 
>> C0000,
>> C000, C00, C0, C, and default, in that order.
>>
>>
>> Of course this is an option, but it will add more administrative work.
>> I will look into this a bit more.
>> It could very well be what I end up using. Either that or bootloader 
>> menu.
>>
>> I'm still in the testing phase concerning thin client hardware.
>> Currently testing ThinTune boxes (www.thintune.de). The Xs box is sweet.
>> Also expecting HPs thin clients any day.
>>
>> We must recycle all the old hardware before using new thin client 
>> hardware.
>>
>>
>> Thanx alot Tim :)
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Einar Eliassen
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Opprinnelig melding-----
>> Fra: Tim Bates [mailto:[email protected]] Sendt: 18. februar 2004 10:42
>> Til: [email protected]
>> Emne: Re: [pxes-devel] DHCP server ?
>>
>>
>> No, all you need to do is copy the "default" config file (the one called
>> "default") from the TFTP server, modify it to have the image u want 
>> and then
>> call it the right name based on the mac address. Read the docs at
>> http://syslinux.zytor.com/pxe.php.
>>
>> Tim
>>
>>  
>>
>>> I guess I have to use the bootloader then :)
>>> Was hoping to find a way with no user interaction....because we all 
>>> know that users have an amazing ability to screw things up.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Einar
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Opprinnelig melding-----
>>> Fra: Diego Torres Milano [mailto:[email protected]]
>>> Sendt: 17. februar 2004 20:40
>>> Til: [email protected]
>>> Emne: Re: [pxes-devel] DHCP server ?
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Einar,
>>> I will try to address some of the issues, keep reading...
>>>
>>> Eliassen Einar (ErgoGroup) wrote:
>>>
>>>   
>>>
>>>> Hello list :)
>>>>
>>>> I'm not sure if this has been discussed before...but here goes:
>>>>
>>>> In a perfect world I would be running Linux DHCP server for our 
>>>> users. But we have a totally MS dominated network. When deploying 
>>>> thin clients over PXE I want to use different images for different 
>>>> hardware.
>>>>
>>>>     
>>>
>>> There're few reasons to do that. One is architecture related (not 
>>> your case I guess). The other is X 3.3.6 vs X 4.3.0.
>>> And perhaps some more, but they are the most relevant.
>>>
>>>   
>>>
>>>> I know this is easy doing on Linux where you can serve a specific 
>>>> image to a specific MAC address. Is there another way ?
>>>>
>>>>     
>>>
>>> Selected through the boot loader.
>>>
>>>   
>>>
>>>> Take into consideration that all clients are not able to get static 
>>>> IP. I havent really looked much at Remote Configuration yet.
>>>>
>>>>     
>>>
>>> Remote Configuration allows you to change any (almost) parameter in 
>>> the image not the image itself.
>>>
>>>   
>>>
>>>> Is it possible to use MS DHCP servers and make a remote config for 
>>>> a client based on its MAC address ?
>>>>
>>>>     
>>>
>>> You can select the image depending on your IP (or part of it). If you
>>>   
>>
>> check
>>  
>>
>>> the PXELINUX doc you'll see.
>>>
>>>   
>>>
>>>> I found a post on the list from Diego which said:
>>>>
>>>> The configurations files read are (in this order): default.conf
>>>> <network>.conf
>>>> <MAC>.conf
>>>> <hostname>.conf
>>>>
>>>> MAC is the hex value (i.e: XXXXXXXXXX.conf)
>>>>
>>>>     
>>>
>>> Yes, but it's too late to change the image.
>>>
>>>   
>>>
>>>>
>>>> The problem I'm trying to solve is that I have some thin clients 
>>>> who MUST have the X 4.3 version. Because a buggy SiS chip that 
>>>> won't work with X 3.3.6. The other clients run fine on X 3.3.6.
>>>>
>>>> The image for X 4.3 adds up to 8.9 MB and the 3.3.6 image comes to 
>>>> 6.3 MB. So I must give out 2 different images in a MS only 
>>>> environment.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Do I use Remote Config for this or is there another way ?
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Einar Eliassen
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>     
>>>
>>> I hope this could help you.
>>>
>>>   
>>>
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