dhcp

[Morph]

hiya,

1) how do I configure a dhcp client so that it gets its domain name from the DNS? In my case I have a PC that had a fized IP addy and a domain name. Now I am making it a dhcp client but it is still picking up its old domain name

2) we have one subnet where people can plug in LINUX or WINDER$ laptops... can we set up a LINUX dhcp server and WINDOWS dhcp server? how will the servers know if its the windows or linux server thats needed? ie how can it detect the OS on the client?

Thanks in advance

[Taizong]

1) Enter the DNS information into the /etc/resolv.conf file. The run dig -x to test.

[ 16 January 2002: Message edited by: Taizong ]

[Dagda]

2) we have one subnet where people can plug in LINUX or WINDER$ laptops... can we set up a LINUX dhcp server and WINDOWS dhcp server? how will the servers know if its the windows or linux server thats needed? ie how can it detect the OS on the client?

You only need to setup 1 DHCP server on a network. That server either windows or Linux can assign IP addresses to any machine that requests one

[Morph]

i thoguth there was a problem though with Windows clients being served from a LINUX dhcp server.....

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by Morph:
<STRONG>i thoguth there was a problem though with Windows clients being served from a LINUX dhcp server.....</STRONG>

no, i have been using a linux dhcp server for windows clients for a year at home and at work

dhcp client software , be it windows or linux doesn't care what platform the dhcp server is running on, it can be Mac/Apple, BeOS, Unix, Linux, Windows (whether NT server/W2k Server, third party app, ICS) or hardware box (like a Linksys router)

it doesn't matter