The DHCP server on my network does have a "Network Boot Enable" option, but when I turn it on the client still doesn't receive an IP from the server.
Maybe I am missing something. I will go and find out from the suppliers of the DHCP server I am using on our network. Regards Fred -----Original Message----- From: "Sudev Barar" <sba...@gmail.com> To: "Debian User" <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:52:03 +0530 Subject: Re: Thin clients > 2009/1/20 Fred Zinsli <fred.zin...@shooter.co.nz>: > > OK, I have attempted the setup below with issues. > > > http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Debian_Etch_Server_And_Disk > less_EMC2_Thin_Clients > > > > Firstly I set it all up without DHCP as I already have a DHCP server > on my > > network, but the diskless client fails to get an IP from my existing > > server so I assume there is some more to this than meets the eye. > > > > The dhcp server is first to hand out an IP to the client and also > point towards the server where it is to get boot files. (tftp server) > > > If I setup the DHCP server as suggested will (could) it interfere > with my > > existing DHCP server? > > > > All clients on my network use DHCP and my network only has 1 > segment/subnet. > > One subnet should have only one dhcp master. So either you create > another subnet or use existing dhcp server to hand out IP's and also > point to tftp server (LTSP server) > > -- > Regards, > Sudev Barar > Read http://blog.sudev.in for topics ranging from here to there. > > PS: I know most of people do not follow email niceties (mostly they > are not aware) but if you follow bottom post/in-line post style of > email conversations it becomes a whole lot easier to carry on > meaningful dialogue and you can snip out what is not meaningful too. > Most people just hit reply button and top post leaving prior message > appended uselessly at bottom. See if you can adopt this style and > persuade others. In case you are already doing this ..... great, > spread the message. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmas...@lists.debian.org > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
