Difference between revisions of "DHCP Settings"

Revision as of 21:14, 9 December 2015

It is important to know that versions 0.32 and below use pxelinux.0 for option 67 in DHCP
For all versions 0.33 to current(1.3.0beta) use undionly.kpxe is generally recommended for option 67.
- Other files that can be used are listed in your directory "/tftpboot"

You would use ProxyDHCP if you do not have access to your DHCP server, or are using a device that isn't capable of specifying option 066 and 067 (next server and file name). The most popular ProxyDHCP method with fog is dnsmasq. This article will walk you through that:

If you do not use FOG to provide DHCP services, the following sections will give some indication of settings for DHCP servers on various platforms.

Here is a link from Novell's website on how to setup their DHCP server: http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/feature/17719.html

Use OS X Server app to install and utilize DHCP.

Use DHCP Option Code Utility to generate the code necessary.
https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BwD4il5Z1G6fTmFFYU91bDNuRmc&export=download

One MUST generate the codes in order for PXE booting to work!
bootpd.plist is located in /etc/bootpd.plist

Sample bootpd.plist
- This is a sample file DO NOT USE THIS IN YOUR ENVIRONMENT!!!! OS X Server app will generate most of this code for you, this example file is to show you the place where the generated code needs to be placed.
- For Reference, your generated code should be placed between "dhcp_domain_search" and "dhcp_router"

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 ** Other files that can be used are listed in your directory "/tftpboot"
+Related article:
+[[BIOS and UEFI Co-Existence]]
 ===Linux Based (ISC-DHCP)===