Re: Q: Diskless Workstations (Sarge)

[Andreas Schockenhoff <asc@gmx.li>]

Hello,

On Sunday 25 February 2007 15:09, RalfGesellensetter wrote:
> > You can use next-server in such sections:  
> > host demohost2.intern
> > {
> >         hardware ethernet    08:00:46:49:60:8d; # Sony Laptop
> >         fixed-address           demohost2;
> >         next-server               ltspx.intern;
> >         filename                    "pxelinux.0";
> >         option root-path         "/opt/nr.asc";
> > }
>
> Can I still boot that Sony Laptop locally (as an option) and just get
> my IP from DHCP? 
This Sony you must buy from me first. :-)

The IP comes from DNS he resolve demohost to 10.x.x.x. 

The DHCP server give the IP. He do not know if you boot Linux or Windows 
or .... Only the MAC is importend for the dhcp. 

But if you like you can it make different:
if substring (option vendor-class-identifier,0 ,9) ="PXEClient" 
{ fixed-address ip1 ; }
else  
{ fixed-address ip2 ; }
But I think it is only nice to confuse the other administrators. 

> If I can handle the BIOS boot menu correctly, this 
> should work: E.g. either boot local windows or Linux from the
> Skolelinux net.

If you have the Sony Notebook :-) with Phoenix BIOS you can boot Linux 
if you hit F12 and normally boot if you do nothing.

bye Andreas