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| 18:44.59 | ZathrasZ | hi, I am setting up a tftp server on a debian Box, on an old other Debian box I have dhcpd running. |
| 18:45.15 | ZathrasZ | currently I have added a group stanza with: |
| 18:45.39 | ZathrasZ | next-server IP-adres-of-other-server-where-tftpd-is-running |
| 18:45.46 | ZathrasZ | host tftpclient{ |
| 18:46.02 | ZathrasZ | filename = "w2k.o"; |
| 18:46.03 | ZathrasZ | } |
| 18:46.14 | ZathrasZ | is this sufficient or is more required? |
| 18:46.40 | ZathrasZ | is "tftpclient" a random name or should it be the server's name where tftpd is running? |
| 18:49.13 | ScytheBlade1 | host tftpclient in that context means nothing |
| 18:49.24 | ScytheBlade1 | You need to specify a MAC address in there for it to bind to that MAC address |
| 18:50.09 | ZathrasZ | the MAC of the server where tftpd is running on? Anything else? |
| 18:50.21 | ScytheBlade1 | No, the MAC address of the client |
| 18:51.02 | ZathrasZ | hmm. I am trying to implement Windows RIS on Linux/Samba with PXE |
| 18:51.36 | ZathrasZ | I will have to edit MAC addesses everytime I want to use that repository? |
| 18:51.42 | ScytheBlade1 | http://oss.netfarm.it/guides/pxe.php |
| 18:54.29 | ZathrasZ | I used: http://oss.netfarm.it/guides/ris-linux.php |
| 18:55.21 | ScytheBlade1 | Same kind of thing |
| 18:55.29 | ScytheBlade1 | You can put filename in host blocks, with MAC addresses |
| 18:55.34 | ScytheBlade1 | Or in your subnet declaration |
| 18:56.36 | ZathrasZ | on your link a see a "bini"-server. One mine not. On your link I also did not see a MAC address. |
| 18:56.44 | ZathrasZ | I am a bit confused now |
| 18:56.56 | ScytheBlade1 | The BINL server is required for RIS under linux |
| 18:57.04 | ScytheBlade1 | The MAC addresses only apply to host blocks |
| 18:57.18 | ScytheBlade1 | You can place the filename directive in either host {} OR subnet {} blocks |
| 18:57.33 | ZathrasZ | is my assumption correct about the MAC address editing? |
| 18:57.41 | ScytheBlade1 | Which assumption? |
| 18:57.50 | ZathrasZ | I will have to edit MAC addesses everytime I want to use that repository? |
| 18:57.57 | ScytheBlade1 | No |
| 18:58.07 | ScytheBlade1 | You're confusing some PXE basics here |
| 18:58.17 | ZathrasZ | I guessed so |
| 18:58.20 | ScytheBlade1 | -Client starts up, broadcasts for DHCP |
| 18:58.39 | ScytheBlade1 | -If the client gets a 'filename' (and optionally a next-server) paramater, it downloads the file specified over TFTP and executes it |
| 18:58.55 | ScytheBlade1 | You can send the 'filename' paramater either by defining it in a host block, attached to a MAC address |
| 18:59.07 | ScytheBlade1 | Or a subnet block, broadcasting the filename to the entire subnet |
| 18:59.40 | ZathrasZ | the later is done through a "Group" definition? |
| 19:00.05 | ZathrasZ | or in the subnet definition? |
| 19:00.10 | ScytheBlade1 | Subnet definition |
| 19:00.14 | ZathrasZ | k |
| 19:00.29 | ScytheBlade1 | See the wiki in the topic for examples |
| 19:00.42 | ZathrasZ | why do I need the Bini server? It was not mentioned in the article I gave the link to |
| 19:00.57 | ScytheBlade1 | The BINL server provides device drivers to the windows clients |
| 19:01.03 | ScytheBlade1 | Namely network device drivers |
| 19:01.09 | ScytheBlade1 | The Windows RIS implimentation does this for you |
| 19:25.01 | ZathrasZ | q: what is the "vmware pxe bug" ? |
| 19:25.20 | ScytheBlade1 | Not sure exactly |
| 19:25.25 | ScytheBlade1 | Never used VMWare to test PXE |
| 19:26.58 | ZathrasZ | the reason I started with all this is that I wanted to install a Windows test environment on Vmware ESX (enterprise environment) while not having access to a bootable Win CD and not being physically there |
| 19:28.05 | ScytheBlade1 | Why not just buy a copy of Windows Server? |
| 19:28.10 | ScytheBlade1 | Does all of this for you |
| 19:28.21 | ZathrasZ | I have |
| 19:28.22 | ZathrasZ | np |
| 19:28.32 | ZathrasZ | it is just that I do not access to it now |
| 19:28.38 | ScytheBlade1 | Ah |
| 19:28.43 | ScytheBlade1 | RDP? |
| 19:28.47 | ZathrasZ | and I want Win2k workstation now ;-) |
| 19:28.53 | ScytheBlade1 | Ah |
| 19:29.00 | ZathrasZ | win2k Server CD is in the server right now afaik |
| 19:29.53 | ZathrasZ | i have remote access, I do not have physical access so I cannot lookup CDs |
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| 22:21.48 | ZathrasZ | quickie: |
| 22:22.23 | ZathrasZ | just addind "next server" and "filename" to a current subnet stanza in dhcpd.conf |
| 22:22.50 | ZathrasZ | is sufficient? And will not interfere with current DHCP behaviour? |
| 22:23.36 | ZathrasZ | ScytheBlade1, can you please comment (or sameone else)? |
| 22:24.10 | ScytheBlade1 | That's sufficient, but it WILL interfere with existing behavior |
| 22:24.17 | ScytheBlade1 | If a client CAN PXE boot, it will |
| 22:24.19 | ScytheBlade1 | For that entire subnet |
| 22:34.25 | ZathrasZ | sound logical |
| 22:34.54 | ZathrasZ | so I do not explicitly have to add "server-name" ? |
| 23:55.39 | ScytheBlade1 | Nope |
| 23:55.47 | ScytheBlade1 | If the DHCP server and TFTP server is on the same IP |
| 23:55.48 | ScytheBlade1 | It's optional |
| 23:57.18 | Zathras | DHCP and TFTP are on two diffferent servers |
| 23:58.12 | Zathras | if dhcp is on server A and tftp is on server B should I add "servername B.example.com" ? |