[syslinux] pxelinux: Doing DHCP-Release?

[Andreas Kotes]

Hello,

* Fabian Seither <Fabian.Seither at hornbach.com> [20070330 10:36]:
> i am currently working on a project to install our windows-workstations
> using PXE-Boot und unattended (http://unattended.sourceforge.net/).
> 
> All workstations load pxelinux and display a menu: Continue the bootchain
> (= start Windows) or reinstall the Workstation.
> 
> The windows-workstations have static IPs (this can not be changes that
> easy, we are talking about more then 5000 Workstations....)

static IPs assigned via the DHCP server?

> Now here is my problem:
> 
> When using PXE, every Workstation would use a DHCP-Lease to boot and a
> static IP when Windows is running.

have the DHCP server issue the static IP to the Workstation.

> This will overfill the DHCP-Range and distroy the hole IP-Concept.
> 
> So here is my question:
> 
> Is there any way to get pxelinux doing a DHCP-Release?

if you give the Workstation it's static IP address via DHCP, you don't
need PXE to do that :)

Best regards,

   Andreas

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