Re: [Etherboot-developers] Feature request: PXE boot in proxy DHCPenvironment

Nikolay Kasatkin <[email protected]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:33:27 +0300
Newsgroups gmane.network.etherboot.gpxe,gmane.network.etherboot.devel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
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On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 5:44 PM, Shao Miller <[email protected]>wrote:

> Nikolay Kasatkin wrote:
>
>> It would be good thing if Etherboot or gPXE would have ability to boot in
>> "proxy DHCP" environment. Realization of amazing "proxy DHCP" feature appear
>> in Dnsmasq combo-server version 2.48 (
>> http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CHANGELOG).
>>
> gPXE supports proxyDHCP already.  Please use gPXE.  If that doesn't work,
> please feel free to describe the failure mode.
>
>  "Proxy DHCP" service described in Intel PXE spec. And before Dnsmasq there
>> were no open source solution around the web.
>>
> gPXE developers have read the Intel PXE spec.  They've also worked together
> with Simon Kelley for dnsmasq compatibility a couple of times.
>
>
> Could we please move any further discussion to the [email protected] list? If you haven't done so already, you can subscribe at
> http://etherboot.org/mailman/listinfo/gpxe
>
> - Shao Miller
>

It is really works! Sorry, my bad.
I will try to update BIOS firmware from Etherboot to gPXE. In troubles I
will post on gPXE mailing list.
Thank you!


-- 
Kasatkin Nikolay

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<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 5:44 PM, Shao Mi=
ller <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">S=
[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gm=
ail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt =
0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">

<div class=3D"im">Nikolay Kasatkin wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, =
204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
It would be good thing if Etherboot or gPXE would have ability to boot in &=
quot;proxy DHCP&quot; environment. Realization of amazing &quot;proxy DHCP&=
quot; feature appear in Dnsmasq combo-server version 2.48 (<a href=3D"http:=
//www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CHANGELOG" target=3D"_blank">http://www.the=
kelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CHANGELOG</a>).<br>


</blockquote></div>
gPXE supports proxyDHCP already. =C2=A0Please use gPXE. =C2=A0If that doesn=
&#39;t work, please feel free to describe the failure mode.<div class=3D"im=
"><br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, =
204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
&quot;Proxy DHCP&quot; service described in Intel PXE spec. And before Dnsm=
asq there were no open source solution around the web.<br>
</blockquote></div>
gPXE developers have read the Intel PXE spec. =C2=A0They&#39;ve also worked=
 together with Simon Kelley for dnsmasq compatibility a couple of times.<di=
v><div></div><div class=3D"h5"><br>
<br>
Could we please move any further discussion to the <a href=3D"mailto:gpxe@e=
therboot.org" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a> mailing list? If you=
 haven&#39;t done so already, you can subscribe at <a href=3D"http://etherb=
oot.org/mailman/listinfo/gpxe" target=3D"_blank">http://etherboot.org/mailm=
an/listinfo/gpxe</a><br>


<br></div></div><font color=3D"#888888">
- Shao Miller<br>
</font></blockquote></div><br>It is really works! Sorry, my bad.<br>I will =
try to update BIOS firmware from Etherboot to gPXE. In troubles I will post=
 on gPXE mailing list.<br>Thank you!<br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>Kasatk=
in Nikolay<br>



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