On Thu, 18 Aug 2005, John Summerfied wrote: > btw I'm pretty sure I recently saw pxelinux typing to get a config whose > name was based on the MAC address. I could probably deal with entering a > few ln commands (I can swipe & pastr the names), but I still prefer less > typing. > What you probably saw was the hex representation of the ip address... This works nicely... /usr/local/bin/mkpxelnk ----------- cd /data/tftp/pxelinux.cfg ln -s $1 `gethostip -x $2` ------------ arguements are a pxelinux.cfg/<file> that is appropriate and an ip ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jim Wildman, CISSP, RHCE jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.rossberry.com "Society in every state is a blessing, but Government, even in its best state, is a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one." Thomas Paine