On 12/4/05, Joerg Schilling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I now did fail another time trying to set up DHCP on Solaris using
> the Sun supplied DHCP service.
>
> Sun dhcp is just completely disappointing:
>
> -       On OpenSolaris, the DHCP is completely unusable because
>         it's configure method depends on java which is not redistributable.
>         So it is impossible to create a OpenSolaris based distribution
>         that includes a working dhcp service.
>
> -       The configuration is completely cryptic and it is impossible to
>         understand what to do from reading the man pages
>
> -       Why does PXE require to do extremely cryptic things?
>
> -       add_install_cliant is broken with respect to PXE configuration:
>
>         -       It does not configure PXE
>
>         -       it configures one songle GRUB configuration for _all_
>                 clients
>
> -       /tftpboot/rm.client will remove the Grub single configuration
>         for all clients.

I'd also like to add it's dependancy on the ip address of the primary
interface.  If this changes, as can often happen with a home internet
connection, things break until you update the ip.  This ultimately led
me to abandon Sun's dhcpd at home in favour of ISC's.

See:

http://groups.google.ca/group/comp.unix.solaris/browse_frm/thread/d4e126e21f19788e/ce9f61f4c08e1bec

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Eric Enright
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