Re: LTSP installation on Ubuntu server 18.04

Στις 30/1/19 5:49 μ.μ., ο David Groos έγραψε:
> I imagine there's some way to still use proxy mode and only having a 
> specific set of computers boot from the machine.

Yup, you can tell dnsmasq your client ip addresses 
(dhcp-mac=lab,00:1d:a1:b9:27:b3), and have it reply only to them 
(dhcp-ignore=#lab).


> Of course I've read the advantage of the 1 NIC setup in that it requires 
> less setup, but not heard discussed on a practical level the 
> consequences of the 1 vs the 2 NIC systems, especially as it pertains to 
> the required relationship with the WAN. Anyone?

2 NIC makes LTSP clients a separate subnet. E.g. if you have a printer 
on a fat client, computers outside of the internal LAN won't be able to 
see it (easily).
The server needs IP forwarding to give Internet to the clients.
If your clients are dual boot (e.g. Windows/LTSP), then the LTSP server 
needs to be online for the Windows clients to access the Internet.

On the other hand, a 2 NIC setup also has some benefits:
  * Real DHCP means that you can inform the clients about DNS from 
dhcp.conf instead of lts.conf.
  * You don't need to care what happens in the "outside" network. E.g. 
some schools here put wifi/access points, the students connect with 
their phones, the 254 IP leases get exhausted... and... the LTSP clients 
then won't get an IP and won't boot, until the router is rebooted.

So, the 1-NIC setup makes a good default,
the 2-NIC setup is supported for those that suits them,
and there are no big drawbacks in either case, just minor configuration 
differences.


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