Hello Les, > > I have a D-link ADSL router which does the DHCP and this supplies IP > > address to one Mandrake 9.1 box and two XP boxes (use to be other linux > > box but the box died). How would I set up the Ltsp on the linux box, and > > the boot disks on the two other boxes. > > This seems to be a FAQ. In your situation, there are at least 3 ways: > > 1/ Setup the router to issue root-path, filename and next-server. Most > cheap routers cannot be configured to do so. > > 2/ Setup a second dhcp server on the linux box, but on another port, > e.g. 1068 instead of 68. Then tell etherboot to use this port > (needs manual changes in the code, I think; no rom-o-matic!) > You also need to tell the dhclient to use another port. Newer > version have a parameter for that to be specified in option-129, > else you would need to manipulate the dhclient.conf (which is > created by /linuxrc inside the initrd) **** take care to only > issue ip adresses that the router box will never hand out! **** > > 3/ Setup dhcp server to only issue addresses to known hosts, tell it > to be "not authoritative". This needs a small manipulation inside > the linuxrc as well, namely specifying "require filename" - ask > again for help or just search the list archives, this has been > discussed some weeks ago. > > In your place, I'd try deactivating dhcp-server on the router and > giving all station fixed ips. That diskless ones would be issued fix > ips too, from a running dhcpd on the linux box that only would be > autoritative for them. In a small setup, this will be the way of least > resistance, and it wouldn't break anything while the linux box is > down.
Even more! I had grave heartache trying to use a router (dynalink and d-link) so I configured them as bridges and did all the firewall/dhcp/ltsp on my server: 1 NIC for bridge, 1 NIC for local lan. If your requirements are simple you might get away with a router. Problems: ssh from the internet to the server times-out after a while - I needed 24/7 ssh access to my server without reconnecting all the time. smpt seemed ok www was problematic, at least once a customer called and said your router setup page is displaying on your www site !!!!! Their customer support said "that should not hapen", but it DID. YMMV James ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100003ave/direct;at.aspnet_072303_01/01 _____________________________________________________________________ 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.freenode.net
