From: cobbler-boun...@lists.fedorahosted.org [mailto:cobbler-boun...@lists.fedorahosted.org] On Behalf Of Michael DeHaan Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 4:21 PM To: al...@geophysik.uni-muenchen.de; cobbler mailing list Subject: Re: Automated network installation without access to main dhcp server?
On Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 4:11 PM, al...@geophysik.uni-muenchen.de<mailto:al...@geophysik.uni-muenchen.de> wrote: On the other hand, I read on http://serverfault.com/questions/53116/howto-setup-cobbler-with-pxe-if-you-cant-change-the-dhcp-server (which is dated *before* the previous link): "According to the documentation i've read it [...] should be possible to have an unmodified dhcp server (for example if the admin at your location denies access) and a separate server that ONLY returns the boot information. The proxy stuff seems logical (though it's news to me, interesting), but you'd have to make sure the other DHCP server didn't answer, right? Well, no. PXE was actually designed to work two ways - the one we all know and use, and as a a second service "piggybacking" onto the DHCP exchange as a second client request (though I've never seen it done this way). See ftp://download.intel.com/design/archives/wfm/downloads/pxespec.pdf. Pages 13-14 are interesting. The person further claims he has been able to do that with cobbler using dnsmasq. Thank you in advance for any hint. Alain -- EOST (École et Observatoire des Sciences de la Terre) IPG (Institut de Physique du Globe) | alain.coch...@unistra.fr<mailto:alain.coch...@unistra.fr> 5 rue René Descartes | Phone: +33 (0)3 68 85 50 44 F-67084 Strasbourg Cedex, France | Fax: +33 (0)3 68 85 01 25 _______________________________________________ cobbler mailing list cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org<mailto:cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org> https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler ******************************************************* This message (including any files transmitted with it) may contain confidential and/or proprietary information, is the property of Interactive Data Corporation and/or its subsidiaries, and is directed only to the addressee(s). If you are not the designated recipient or have reason to believe you received this message in error, please delete this message from your system and notify the sender immediately. An unintended recipient's disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of this message or any attachments is prohibited and may be unlawful. *******************************************************
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