[syslinux] pxelinux: Doing DHCP-Release?

[Andreas Kotes]

Hello,

* Fabian Seither <Fabian.Seither at HORNBACH.COM> [20070330 11:16]:
> > have the DHCP server issue the static IP to the Workstation.
> 
> That's a good idea, but I think i would not get my colleagues to manage all
> the leases for 5000 Clients. => The Hostname has to fit to the IP-Adress.
> Becaus there must be a way to choose the hostname we can not chosse the
> Hostname according to the IP receive from DHCP without touching the leases.

well, then rethink your concept.

e.g. if you manage your Hostnames/IP-Adresses/MAC-Addresses in a
database, write the DHCPd config file from this database.

Others have been doing this for ages ;)

   Andreas

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