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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steve Starck)
Wed Jun 14 12:56:23 1995
From: Steve Starck <sstarck@Gateway.Uswnvg.COM>
To: neilt@spl.co.za
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 1995 08:45:40 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.91.950614154336.1257A-100000@SPLinux.spl.co.za> from "Neil Thompson" at Jun 14, 95 03:44:53 pm
Neil Thompson wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> We have quite a large WFWG network here, and I'm running a Linux box
> which acts as our DNS, mailserver & general Internet connection box. The
> WFWG network administrator has just come off a course where he's gotten
> all excited about the NT DHCP setup. Not wanting to have data duplicated
> all over the place I set up bootpd (2.4 - the latest on sunsite) to try
> and test whether it'll do the job.
It won't, see below.
>
> Here's the relevant part of the bootptab -
>
>
[relavent stuff deleted]
>
> Unfortunately, (you knew that was coming didn't you :-), the WFWG box
> just sits there for a while and then comes up with a message about not
> being able to find the DHCP server. This same box with no change in
> config is able to use the NT DHCP server with no problems. I have also
> tried this with a box using Windows 95 Final Beta - same problem.
>
> So, does anyone know what the problem is? Can bootpd 2.4 not handle
> DHCP, or has Uncle Bill done a dirty on us again and used a strange
> proprietry version of the protocol?
Actually, Uncle Bill did it right, but it still won't work.
DHCP is defined in RFCs 1533, 1534, 1541 and 1542. DHCP is an
extension of the BOOTP protocol which is defined in RFC 951.
Because DHCP is an extension of BOOTP, BOOTP doesn't handle
everything.
It is my understanding that Sun has an implementation of DHCP
for Solaris, so this isn't an "Uncle Bill" only thingy.
Also, from my playing with it in class, I would have to agree
that it is much easier to set up and manage than BOOTP.
>
> Alternatively, does anyone have another piece of software for Linux which
> can do the job?
I would be interested in this as well.
>
> Thanks
>
> Neil
>
> =========== It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing ==============
>
>
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Steve Starck
Sr Systems Administrator
U S WEST NewVector Group, Inc.
sstarck@uswnvg.com
(206)603-7787
