Is DHCP server absolutely required - new FAI user

[Karthik Kambatla]

Thanks for the quick response, Henning.

Sadly, we can't configure the existing DHCP server (the Department owns it
and doesn't let students tamper with it).

Just confirming - do you think we can pass the PXE boot information through
USB/CD as well?

Thanks
Karthik

On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 8:17 AM, Henning Sprang <henning.sprang at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 2:07 PM, Karthik Kambatla
> <kkambatl at cs.purdue.edu> wrote:
> > The guide says we need a DHCP server. The machines are assigned static
> IPs,
> > and we can't host a DHCP server in addition to the existing one
>
> You don't need an _additional_ DHCP Server.
> You can just configure your existing one to provide the clients to be
> installed with the information they need to PXE Boot from your FAI
> Server.
>
> > in the
> > department. Is there a way to get network access for the static IPs using
> > say the CD/USB booting.
>
> You can make a boot cd that points the systems to the right install server.
> It should be described in the FAI guide.
>
> Henning
>
> --
> Henning Sprang
> http://www.sprang.de
>
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