But then you have to modify the Etherboot modules to also use that new port. In the end, it's an ugly thing to manage.
Jim McQuillan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Simon Allcorn wrote: > what about running the linux dhcp server on another port from the > windows dhcp servers ? > > -----Original Message----- > *From: * [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > *Sent: * Monday, October 01, 2001 3:24 PM > *To: * [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Cc: * [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Subject: * [Ltsp-discuss] RE: Launch the Citrix Client > instead of XDM > > Actually, I haven't even gotten this far yet. I'm still stuck > because we > use Windows 2000 as our DHCP server. Apparently, Win 2000 > doesn't have the > ability to exclude specific machines from receiving a DHCP > address by their > MAC address. Since I can't do this, and our company won't let > me switch all > DHCP services over to a Linux server - it pretty much makes it > impossible > for me to proceed with using the LTSP project in our environment. > > (I've already received the suggestion of placing the LTSP > systems on their > own independent network or LAN segment. This isn't realistic > for our > environment. We have a structured cabling system with 10/100 > ethernet > already, and we need the ability to swap a standard Win 2000 PC > or a LTSP > thin-client booting to Citrix at will, using the same wall ports.) > > Right now, I'm working on an alternate plan. I installed a > freeware version > of DOS (www.freedos.org) on our old PCs, and set up the DOS > Citrix client on > them. After I get a particular configuration of PC working in > this manner, > I use Norton Ghost to make a disk image of it. Then I can clone > it to all > the other PCs of the same type. This isn't perfect, because it > still relies > on each PC having a working hard drive. Still, this may be the most > efficient way I can convert these old PCs into pseudo thin-clients. > > - Tom > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Abraham Pearson [ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 9:37 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Launch the Citrix Client instead of XDM > > > Tom Wyrick, > I also am trying to configure LTSP to automatically launch > the Citrix > Client. What changes did you make to rc.local to launch the > Citrix Client. > Note: I am using TFTP and NFS on Windows 4.0 as mentioned in Paul > Whittaker's Contrib page. Also I have LOCAL_WM = Y and > LOCALAPPS = N > > _____________________________________________________________________ > Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss > For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on > irc.openprojects.net > _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net
