Re: [Etherboot-users] Thinclient with hardwired IP

[Timothy L. <tl...@ro...>]

Joao Gustavo Borges wrote:
> Hello.
> 
> I need to create an Etherboot floppy that has the information
> necessary to boot the client (like ip address, hostname, etc)
> hardwired in the boot image. I need this because I can't have
> DHCP/Bootp/RARP servers on the network.

This has been talked about on the mailing list a number of times but I 
forget exactly what to change.  I looked to the wiki but I don't think 
it is documented there.

Basically it is unsupported and it means updating the source code.  A 
better alternative is to run a dhcp server on a different port.  This is 
supported with a config option and should not interfeere with other dhcp 
servers.

Tim