On 9/7/06, Fred Clewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi, I'm a LTSP and DHCP noob, and need to understand how I should work with > a LTSP DHCP server in a large company with it's own DHCP servers. > > So when the LTSP workstation starts, it broadcasts for a DHCP server to > meet it's needs. My questions below: > > 1. If I am in a large company intranet network situation and introduce an > LTSP server into that network, how will my LTSP workstations (which may be > in other parts of the country) find my LTSP DHCP server?
They won't, because LTSP will not work over WAN. > 2. What is to keep other DHCP computers in the company not wanting to use > LTSP from accidentally finding my LTSP DHCP server? Configure your dhcp LTSP server to not give out leases to unknown clients and only add known LTSP clients to the DHCP server configuration. This is a ISC Dhcpd issue and not really pertaining LTSP. > 3. How can you even experiment with LTSP without causing DHCP havoc and > irritating your companies intranet police? Are you all on disconnected > networks? Configure the LTSP dhcp server to listen to a different port and use Etherboot images (floppy or cdrom) to boot your ltsp clients. The Etherboot boot images can use a different bootp port number and will only query your dhcp server. See www.rom-o-matic.net for information on how to obtain such images. You can get away without a special dhcp server, you just need to hand over to you LTSP booting clients the boot loader (pxelinux if using pxe or the path to the tftp server if using Etherboot). You just need to understand the basics of booting a LTSP client first. -- mitu ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _____________________________________________________________________ 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
