LKBEN11033: Howto configure the Option 66 and 67 in ISC dhcp server
Symptom
You need to set these options for configuration PXE boot from an ISC DHCP Server
Cause
You need to start bartpe or windows pe from the server and need these options
Solution
Under Debian GNU Linux the ISC DHCP server can be configured with the /etc/dhcpd3/dhcpd.conf file. You need to add the following entries for activating the option 66 and 67.
#option 66
option tftp-server-name "w.x.y.z";
#option 67
option bootfile-name "test.cfg";
After changing the configuration file you need to restart the DHCP Server. This can be done with:
invoke-rc.d dhcp3-server restart
Please note that the logging can be viewed int the /var/log/daemon.log. The easiest way to do this is with a command line and the command:
tail -f /var/log/daemon.log
To stop watching the logfile you use Strg-C.
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Author: - Keskon GmbH & Co. KG
Wim Peeters is electronics engineer with an additional master in IT and over 30 years of experience, including time spent in support, development, consulting, training and database administration. Wim has worked with SQL Server since version 6.5. He has developed in C/C++, Java and C# on Windows and Linux. He writes knowledge base articles to solve IT problems and publishes them on the Lubby Knowledge Platform.