On Thu, 2013-09-05 at 06:49 -0700, Braddock wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > School Server Experts, > > We are trying to deploy an Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) network appliance > to an OLPC and XS school in Pakistan. (http://internet-in-a-box.org) > > I need help getting them instructions so they can access the device > using their School Server XS 0.7 > > The IIAB appliance gets an DHCP lease on startup from their XS 0.7 server. > > The IIAB appliance registers its name with the DHCP server as "know". > > In THEORY, on the XS, dhcpd should register the name know with the > named DNS server (ddns-update-style is set in /etc/dhcpd-xs.conf on my > own XS installation). Then students can access the IIAB appliance at > http://know > > - From their reports, this appears to work initially, but after some > time (DHCP lease expires?) it stops working. > > I'm looking for a simple solution to communicate to them to assign the > IIAB appliance a fixed IP address. It is currently not (safely) > possible to configure the IIAB appliance for a static IP. Then they > can just refer to it by IP. > > I assume it should look something like: > host know { > hardware ethernet 00:03:6D:00:83:CF; > fixed-address 172.18.97.10; > } > added to /etc/dhcpd.conf >
Add that to the template file /etc/dhcpd-xs.conf.in xs-domain-config this replaces the domain name marker in the template while copying the file to /etc/dhcpd-xs.conf reload/restart dhcpd Jerry > But with my very limited School Server experience I don't want to lead > them astray. > > Any help appreciated. > > - -braddock > > > > On 08/31/2013 04:03 AM, Kishwer.Aziz wrote: > > Tony, > > > > Since my return from Pakistan in early August, the local support > > team has been struggling with getting the school server and IIAB to > > work on the network they have created using 8 routers (one for > > every class of 20 students) > > > > > > > > I have asked them to explain to me what the problem is and not > > being technical I cannot understand what they are telling me. Given > > below is their technical explanation for what is happening. > > Verbally I have been told that sometimes some children can connect > > while others cannot. When they turn the whole system on and off, > > look for the IP allocated to the IIAB by the Server, give it to the > > children they can connect to it but next day this changes. > > > > > > > > Can you find us a solution for us? Tell us what we are doing > > wrong? > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > > > Kishwer > > > > > > > > *From:*Younus Zafar [mailto:younusza...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Friday, > > August 30, 2013 11:45 AM *To:* Kishwer.Aziz *Subject:* > > > > > > > > salam madam > > > > (1)School server is assigning IP of two pools for clients( i-e > > 172.18.96.X & 172.18.97.X > > > > (2) it creates problem for Xo's to connect with IIAB server & they > > cannot use DNS resolver for domain name “know” > > > > -- */ > > > > /* > > > > *Muhammad Younus Zafar* *_S_*_enior *S*ystem *S*upport *E*ngineer_ > > BR News Room & Aaj News > > > > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ > > iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJSKIv7AAoJEHWLR/DQzlZuFrkH/RZDNNvnm6qVhgOdyf/Xhmod > z0uz0+h1Bwt3FHYWbEz8598Kxp1oDFrunJXf+ozNW6WY0S4rZpKkY7ZLYuu8Ko4a > J/ONNYx/RIHQn3AG7MrF32yMErLuemnkW3hpzqJZ3/zSN281gytqmyWj/m25RNSy > x7ImKg0rOee12WNU7hUkT26XosN3FRkyFX/8y6eNBxQ6gjvA2TT+ZsrAClxzelZg > Ozyirlx3b9whyBdXDFnYZoyxa6Bt9tKE9zXQzMDk/UE5bGf8dOhBJMls69fvuwps > jlUHHCgF+fR6svgXTHVyrj8kFpmYVxq4nHDh8JUd5cGVucDquG1Z2aV0mUnLKtM= > =CtwJ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > support-gang mailing list > support-g...@lists.laptop.org > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang _______________________________________________ Server-devel mailing list Server-devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel