> <snip> > > If your only serving your LTSP machines you need to make > sure you don't have > > a range statement in there. If you do it that way the only > machines that > > will get IP addresses are the ones that match the MAC > address of the host > > declarations (that would be only the LTSP machines) > > > > If you do it that way you should be fine. > </snip> > > Or, is there any reason why your Linux DHCP server can't > serve your win clients as well and just turn off DHCP server > on the Win server? > A Linux dhcp server will serve win clients quite nicely. > The reason that I suggest this is that it seems that if you > run two servers, then you run the risk that the Win DHCP will > respond to your Linux clients when they request. I have read > on this list that a Linux DHCP server is usually the first to > respond to a request and so it will beat out the win dhcp > server....but I don't know that to be fact or if it will > always work that way. > > Your answer might be something like this: 'I don't have > control over the windows side of things at my company and the > win admin is against switching the dhcp server over to linux'. > For the life of me, I can't understand this attitude on the > part of win admins. It seems to be so predominant in the Win > IT world. MCSE's have become very dependant on GUI system > admin tools and the thought of hacking a conf file using vi > through a telnet session sends them into convulsions.
Hey I resemble that Er I mean Resent (I got my MCSE for a raise only) > I can offer this; my company has been using linux dhcp to > serve both linux clients and win clients without incident for > the last year. I keep a small box with linux and dhcp server > around so that I can plug it into the network to take over > dhcp in case my LTSP server craps out. Also, you might get a > better reception from the win admin by installing webmin and > showing him/her how easy it is to configure dhcp through it. Same here I hate the NT dhcp actually its clunky and worthless I have my NT server configured that same as my linux one so if my LTSP box dies I do have a backup. > The idea of having two separate DHCP servers on the same > network seems like it is a step in the wrong direction. With > two, now there are two separate servers to maintain if, say > for example, you need to change DNS settings for your > network. Why use two when one will serve all needs? Very true > Anyway, I know I am preaching to the choir here but I really > think that going with a linux dhcp server and no win dhcp > server is your best option. > > Sorry for all of the ranting. It wasn't really that bad > my .02, > rob Matt _______________________________________________________________ Don't miss the 2002 Sprint PCS Application Developer's Conference August 25-28 in Las Vegas -- http://devcon.sprintpcs.com/adp/index.cfm _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net
