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 <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi, > > On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 2:07 PM, Karthik Kambatla > <[email protected]> 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 >
