Hi again Forrest, But does this assign a static IP to the computer or dhcp? We really want to use static ips from the start unless you can think of a really easy way to convert a dhcp host to a static host in the %post section Cheryl On Thu, Jan 04, 2001 at 12:23:18PM -0800, Taylor, ForrestX wrote: > I recently got kickstart installed on-site, without playing with any of the > dhcp servers. I use a bootdisk to boot the computers I want to install. On > the disk, edit syslinux.cfg. Add a new line or edit the label=ks to read: > > label=ks > kernel vmlinuz > ks=nfs:192.168.0.12:/home/kickstart/ks.cfg initrd=intird.img network > > where: > 192.168.0.12 is the IP address of the nfs server that contains the ks.cfg > file > /home/kickstart/ks.cfg is the full path to the ks.cfg file on the above > server > > Make sure you add /home/kickstart to the /etc/exports file and restart nfs. > I add: > /home/kickstart 192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0(ro) > > Then check/change the ks.cfg file to mount the nfs server: > nfs --server 192.168.0.12 --dir /home/linux (doesn't have to be the same > server, but it does make life less difficult if you do). > > Again, make sure you export the dir and restart nfs. > > If you have any other questions, please let me know. > > Forrest > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cheryl L. Southard [mailto:cld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 6:18 PM > To: kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: bootp or dhcp services > > > Hi All, > > I've managed to get kickstart working with the config file on my floppy > boot disk. > > However, I would like it if the config file could sit on my server so that > it would be easier to maintain. > > I guess this would mean that we have to run a bootp or dhcp server, right? > The problem is that our network group already runs a dhcp server on our > network to provide dynamic ip addresses and I am not allowed to play > with their configuration. So does anyone have any ideas on which > bootp or dhcp server I should run, and what the config file would look like? > I was under the impression that only one dhcp database could be run on > any given network (i.e. at least one dhcp server, and all the others > existing for redundancy). Of course, my dhcp maps wouldn't serve the > same information as our network groups dhcp maps. > > I am basically trying to use bootp to feed my linux computer a static > ip address and the location of an NFS mountable kickstart configuration > file. We use static ips for all our Linux computers. > > I've read both the information in the RHL 7.0 manuals as well as > kickstart HOWTO document, but I still can't get it right. > > Thanks, > Cheryl > -- > Cheryl Southard > cld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > _______________________________________________ > Kickstart-list mailing list > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list > > > > > > > --__--__---- > --199.183.24.211.500.23324.978714005.640.31704 > Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-description: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Kickstart-list mailing list > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list > > > --199.183.24.211.500.23324.978714005.640.31704-- > > End of Kickstart-list Digest_______________________________________________ > Kickstart-list mailing list > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list -- Cheryl Southard cld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
