Why not put the machines in different DHCP classes and point them at local TFTP servers?
That way they get their kernel locally but the rest of the config comes from teh main server. R On Fri, 2009-02-20 at 14:00 -0500, Stanley Brinkerhoff wrote: > Strange request -- > > Does anyone know of a "caching" TFTP server? I have a series of > remote sites connected via T1's. At these sites I have machines that > need to use a TFTP server to obtain a Linux kernel to boot. Right now > they all load the kernel and modules off a remote server -- and it can > take 5-10 minutes per machine to load. I would like to have a local > TFTP server that will check the master server for updates -- much like > how Squid works as a HTTP cache. > > I would like to avoid manually syncing the files between servers -- > and just maintain a master server that the local caches could check > (weekly?) for updates. Option #2 (less preferable) is going to be a > dailyweekly rsync between servers and local TFTP servers -- but the > prior would be "cleaner" and less maintenance. > > Stan -- Rubin Bennett rbTechnologies, LLC 80 Carleton Boulevard East Montpelier, VT 05651 (802)223-4448 http://thatitguy.com "Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too." Voltaire, Essay on Tolerance French author, humanist, rationalist, & satirist (1694 - 1778)
