On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 3:31 AM, Daniel Ullfig <da...@grmcompany.com> wrote:
> Hello everybody: > > I’m new to the list, and I’m new to cobbler. I stumbled upon cobbler > looking for a solution to an idea I have. I’m working on a voip server > idea. Mostly a front end to FreeSwitch. I think most voip systems handle > new phone configuration backwards. You enter configuration information into > the system before plugging the phone in, and then you plug the phone in. It > seems backwards to me. > What I want to do is the following: > 1 – plug new IP phone into wall jack > 2 – IP phone asks DHCP server for IP address > 3 – DHCP server detects by the vendor code and/or MAC address, that > someone has plugged a new phone in > 4 – DHCP server tells cobbler that there is a new phone attached > 5 – cobbler writes a default configuration file tailored for the new phone > and stores it in the tftp folder. > 6 – DHCP assigns an IP address to the phone. > 7 – The phone gets its configuration file from the tftp server > 8 – Now, even though no one input configuration info into the system, you > can already dial certain numbers like 611, 911, and maybe 0. So now the > installer, even if he is in a remote location, can use the phone to call a > central location and configure the phone using the same IP phone. No need > for a second phone, no need to be near the phone server. > > You might consider looking into http://theforeman.org/projects/smart-proxy/wiki, it should allow you to configure dhcp/tftp via an rest API and could probably make it easy to drive the needed changes. Ohad Does this seem like something that would be easy to implement in Cobbler? I > like that it has a nice Web interface, and that it is extensible. > > Dan Ullfig > > _______________________________________________ > cobbler mailing list > cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org > https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler > >
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