Comments on: Configuring DHCP option 60 for PXE clients http://www.markwilson.co.uk/blog/2004/03/configuring-dhcp-option-60-for-pxe.htm get-info -class technology | write-output > /dev/web Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:47:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mark Wilson http://www.markwilson.co.uk/blog/2004/03/configuring-dhcp-option-60-for-pxe.htm#comment-142813 Mark Wilson Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:07:32 +0000 http://markwilson.me.uk/blog/2004/03/configuring-dhcp-option-60-for-pxe.htm#comment-142813 It's not really a bug - just something that's not exposed via the GUI. Haven't tried it with Windows Server 2008 R2 though. It’s not really a bug – just something that’s not exposed via the GUI. Haven’t tried it with Windows Server 2008 R2 though.

]]> By: Dave http://www.markwilson.co.uk/blog/2004/03/configuring-dhcp-option-60-for-pxe.htm#comment-142154 Dave Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:23:46 +0000 http://markwilson.me.uk/blog/2004/03/configuring-dhcp-option-60-for-pxe.htm#comment-142154 Great stuff thanks... this Bug is relly crappy... I wonder if W2k8x64 R2 is supported at all... couldnt find a clear statement. could you? Great stuff thanks… this Bug is relly crappy… I wonder if W2k8×64 R2 is supported at all… couldnt find a clear statement. could you?

]]> By: markwilson.it » Configuring a Cisco IP phone for VoIP using SIP http://www.markwilson.co.uk/blog/2004/03/configuring-dhcp-option-60-for-pxe.htm#comment-109605 markwilson.it » Configuring a Cisco IP phone for VoIP using SIP Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:31:26 +0000 http://markwilson.me.uk/blog/2004/03/configuring-dhcp-option-60-for-pxe.htm#comment-109605 [...] Configuration files are provided to the phone by TFTP. I used Philippe Jounin’s excellent TFTP32 and set my DHCP server to provide a TFTP server address to client devices (DHCP option 66). [...] [...] Configuration files are provided to the phone by TFTP. I used Philippe Jounin’s excellent TFTP32 and set my DHCP server to provide a TFTP server address to client devices (DHCP option 66). [...]

]]> By: Mark http://www.markwilson.co.uk/blog/2004/03/configuring-dhcp-option-60-for-pxe.htm#comment-293 Mark Fri, 27 Jan 2006 17:09:00 +0000 http://markwilson.me.uk/blog/2004/03/configuring-dhcp-option-60-for-pxe.htm#comment-293 Two more DHCP options which might come in useful are 66 (Boot Server Host Name) and 67 (Bootfile Name). In a RIS environment, 67 would be set to OSChooser\i386\startrom.com. <A HREF="https://www.freebsd.uwaterloo.ca/twiki/bin/view/Main/TimFarrell" REL="nofollow">Tim Farrell</A> has posted more details on <A HREF="https://www.freebsd.uwaterloo.ca/twiki/bin/view/NexusDocumentation/EnablingWindowsRemoteInstallationServicesOnARemoteSubnet" REL="nofollow">enabling RIS on a remote subnet</A> although it should also be noted that <A HREF="http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=259670" REL="nofollow">Microsoft knowledge base article 259670</A> states that this method of identifying servers is unsupported.<BR/><BR/>I'm currently working on a solution where I have centralised DHCP services and about 160 remote servers upon which I would like to install RIS. Because I want to force clients to use their local server (and DHCP Discover packets could theoretically be picked up by any RIS server), I will probably use option 66. Two more DHCP options which might come in useful are 66 (Boot Server Host Name) and 67 (Bootfile Name). In a RIS environment, 67 would be set to OSChooser\i386\startrom.com. Tim Farrell has posted more details on enabling RIS on a remote subnet although it should also be noted that Microsoft knowledge base article 259670 states that this method of identifying servers is unsupported.

I’m currently working on a solution where I have centralised DHCP services and about 160 remote servers upon which I would like to install RIS. Because I want to force clients to use their local server (and DHCP Discover packets could theoretically be picked up by any RIS server), I will probably use option 66.

]]> By: Mark’s (we)Blog » Best practices for managing automatic IP addressing with DHCP http://www.markwilson.co.uk/blog/2004/03/configuring-dhcp-option-60-for-pxe.htm#comment-34311 Mark’s (we)Blog » Best practices for managing automatic IP addressing with DHCP Thu, 21 Jul 2005 08:57:54 +0000 http://markwilson.me.uk/blog/2004/03/configuring-dhcp-option-60-for-pxe.htm#comment-34311 [...] it may be necessary to configure custom options - e.g. 060 for a pre-boot execution environment (PXE) client or 252 for web proxy auto-discovery [...] [...] it may be necessary to configure custom options – e.g. 060 for a pre-boot execution environment (PXE) client or 252 for web proxy auto-discovery [...]

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