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> 
> I have two questions:
> 
> 1. Is it possible to create a boot floppy in such a way that the etherboot 
> (I got the image from  www.Rom-O-Matic.net) after detecting the local dhcp 
> server and setting up the ip parameters, wouldn't try to get the kernel 
> (via tftp) from the dhcp server would use anover machine instead, namely 
> my server. It is also important to me thet the terminal wouldn't try mount 
> the root filesystem on the dhcp but on my server. This was possible at the 
> stage of creating bootdisk by passing kernel startup options via 
> lilo.conf.

You can use the 'next-server' option in your dhcpd.conf file to point the workstation 
to a different server.

> 
> This is iportant in large networks like my university network where there 
> already is a dhcp server, machines have their external addresses and I 
> just want to do a relatively small additional network with a server (the 
> application server with X, ftfp, nfs and everything that ltsp needs) and 
> terminals that may boot under Win (if people need it) or as linux 
> terminals.
> 
> I tried that yesterday and I failed (at anover university in my town) just 
> because that: the etherboot, after initializing, wanted to get the kernel 
> from the dhcp instead of my server. I even configured the dhcp on my 
> server, but it didn't help because my server and the terminal were in 
> different subnets. Besides, the local admins would not be happy to see 
> another dhcp server working in their network, I am afraid.
> 
> This is a serious problem that may prevent some peaple from using ltsp, 
> but I believe some of you know the solution.

Have a look at this contribution by Bhaskar S. Manda:
http://www.ltsp.org/contrib/parallel_dhcp.txt

> 
> 2. Is there support in ltsp for usb printers (like some HP Laser- and 
> Desk- Jets) and if so, how to set things up? I didn't find it in the docs.

http://www.ltsp.org/documentation/ltsp-3.0-4-en.html#AEN1535

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