Re: [Ltsp-discuss] What if I can't get the Mac address...

[Kai S. <KS...@ka...>]

Am Sonntag, 30. Juni 2002 08:11 schrieb Hal Vaughan:
Hi Hal,

> I've been searching the net for something like LTSP.
glad you found it. No need to search any further ...

> Can I still get a machine to
> netboot if I don't know it's IP address?  Or is there a way to read it =
from
> the server? I figure if the server can detect the MAC addresses, I can =
do
> quite a bit from there.

The MAC address might be labeled on the mainbord or even on the case. If =
not=20
you have to get each beast (partially) up and running. If you get a minim=
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linux up (maybe via a rescue cd) you can read out the mac address (e.g=20
ifconfig eth0). You can also boot with a etherboot floppy which shows you=
r=20
mac while (and before) trying to do DHCP. Check the BIOS also, but i thin=
k=20
there is no MAC info available.
In a LAN subnet these dhcp efforts are also written to the DHCPD-logfile =
on=20
the server, you could parse. No need to have a IP. The IP is given to the=
=20
client as an answer to a successfull DHCP request?
But I would (via etherboot floopy, or pxe first) just go for real thin cl=
ient=20
technology: LTSP.

HTH

Kai