[K12OSN] Tossing around an idea...need some input

[David Trask]

"Support list for opensource software in schools." <k12osn at redhat.com> on
Saturday, August 13, 2005 at 11:16 PM +0000 wrote:
>Hey!  Check this out....this looks easy!  Note the statement about Static
>IP's at the bottom....we can use them...they simply have to be the same on
>both servers.  An easy way to do this would be to use the     include
>"filename" statement like Les mentioned....thus the included file could be
>the workstation declarations for static or reserved IP's.  Then you simply
>copy that file between the servers.  Right?
>
>Read and comment
>
>https://intern.kvarteret.no/wiki/index.php/DHCP-Failover-HOWTO
>
>original is here (much more detail)
>
>https://intern.kvarteret.no/wiki/index.php/DHCP-Failover-HOWTO
>
>
>So my idea....run DHCP on both my K12LTSP servers....do it in this
>failover/load-balancing fashion....put all of my static IP declarations
>(printers, servers, and wi-fi access points) into a file and "include"
>it...and put a copy on each server.  Whaddya' think?  Could this work?

I'm going to be away until Wed p.m. (leaving tomorrow to go with my son to
cub scout Webelos camp)....this idea is going to fester in my head until
then....I'm dying to try it.  Do me a favor....try it and write it up for
me so I can just do it once I return  *smile*  :-)

Oh....BTW....passing the next server and option root path in the
workstation declarations in dhcpd.conf WILL override the setting in the
globals.  (Tried it this p.m.)  This means you can point all your lab
machines to one server and let the rest go to the other server....for
example.

David N. Trask
Technology Teacher/Coordinator
Vassalboro Community School
dtrask at vcsvikings.org
(207)923-3100