Abdullah A. Al-Humaid wrote: > Is there any way to overcome this limitation? I am concerned because we > might end up with hundreds of DHCP clients if we implement it here. > > Thanks > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Humaid, Abdallah A (TCCOD)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 2:40 PM > Subject: Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Maintaining a hosts file on LTSP server > > > >>Humaid, >> >>Yes, the display manager on the server is trying to map the >>IP address to a hostname. So, there needs to be some method >>of doing that. Either the /etc/hosts file, or you need the >>workstations entered into your DNS tables, both forwards and >>reverses. >> >>Jim McQuillan >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>
Apologies if I sound uninformed but it's been a while since I actually looked at my ltsp configuration. It's been working a little too well lately. :) But I do not have a hosts file for my workstations. I have a DHCP entry for each workstation. I have a /etc/hosts file that has only two entries: 127.0.0.1 localhost 192.168.1.10 bilbo.home.lan bilbo.home.lan is my ltsp server and I didn't have to do anything to put it there. Maybe it's been too long since I RTFMed... But I don't see where you have to do that much work for each workstation other than to set up the ltsp configuration in the DHCP files. And that's only once for each machine. Sure, it's hundreds. Maybe the question is this: Is there some way to provide a default under DHCP regardless of the MAC address? That is to say, if I have a bootp request from a machine that isn't a recognized MAC address, then it will provide back some kind of default configuration. Probably not good for security though. -- Keep emotionally active. Cater to your favorite neurosis. ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: OSDN - Tired of that same old cell phone? Get a new here for FREE! https://www.inphonic.com/r.asp?r=sourceforge1&refcode1=vs3390 _____________________________________________________________________ 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
