Syslinux - Jan 2005 - [Fwd: IPAPPEND on http://syslinux.zytor.com/faq.php#config]

FYI

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: IPAPPEND on http://syslinux.zytor.com/faq.php#config
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 15:20:00 +0100
From: Pascal Terjan <pterjan at mandrakesoft.com>
Organization: Mandrakesoft
To: david at weekly.org

Hi,
I needed to get the MAC from which we booted using pxelinux (in order to
know which interface we used to boot).
I found reading the source that IPAPPEND 2 did the trick and that I
don't need to patch pxelinux.
However, I think this should be written in
http://syslinux.zytor.com/faq.php#config which only tells about the
value 1.

Greetings,
Pascal Terjan

On Mon, Jan 31, 2005 at 12:28:46PM -0800, David E. Weekly
wrote:
> FYI
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: IPAPPEND on http://syslinux.zytor.com/faq.php#config
> Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 15:20:00 +0100
> From: Pascal Terjan <pterjan at mandrakesoft.com>
> Organization: Mandrakesoft
> To: david at weekly.org
> 
> Hi,
> I needed to get the MAC from which we booted using pxelinux (in order to
> know which interface we used to boot).
> I found reading the source that IPAPPEND 2 did the trick and that I
> don't need to patch pxelinux.
> However, I think this should be written in
> http://syslinux.zytor.com/faq.php#config which only tells about the
> value 1.
I see that it is usefull for computers with more then 1 NIC,
but I don't understand completely what you mean.

I got stuck, please help improve this patch:

--- faq.php.website     2005-02-05 13:09:26.694143456 +0100
+++ faq.php     2005-02-05 13:16:21.190130488 +0100
@@ -169,6 +169,17 @@
 </blockquote>
        ... based on the input from the DHCP/BOOTP or PXE boot server.
 </blockquote>
+<blockquote>
+       if the flag value is 2,
+       then
+             elaborate
+<blockquote>
+<code>
+<nobr>ip=&lt;client-ip&gt;:&lt;boot-server-ip&gt;:&lt;gw-ip&gt;:&lt;netmask&gt;</nobr>
+</code>
+</blockquote>
+       ... based on the input from the DHCP/BOOTP or PXE boot server.
+</blockquote>
 <b>LABEL</b> <i>label</i>
 <blockquote>
 <b>KERNEL</b> <i>image</i><br>
> 
> Greetings,
> Pascal Terjan

Cheers
Geert Stappers

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Hello Pascal,

Please notice,
that I have brought the syslinux mailinglist back in the loop.

On Sat, Feb 05, 2005 at 01:39:28PM +0100, Pascal Terjan wrote me
off-list:
> Le samedi 05 f?vrier 2005 ? 13:17 +0100, Geert Stappers a ?crit :
> > On Mon, Jan 31, 2005 at 12:28:46PM -0800, David E. Weekly wrote:
> > > FYI
> > > 
> > > -------- Original Message --------
> > > Subject: IPAPPEND on http://syslinux.zytor.com/faq.php#config
> > > Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 15:20:00 +0100
> > > From: Pascal Terjan <pterjan at mandrakesoft.com>
> > > Organization: Mandrakesoft
> > > To: david at weekly.org
> > > 
> > > Hi,
> > > I needed to get the MAC from which we booted using pxelinux (in
order to
> > > know which interface we used to boot).
> > > I found reading the source that IPAPPEND 2 did the trick and that
I
> > > don't need to patch pxelinux.
> > > However, I think this should be written in
> > > http://syslinux.zytor.com/faq.php#config which only tells about
the
> > > value 1.
> > 
> > I see that it is usefull for computers with more then 1 NIC,
> > but I don't understand completely what you mean.
> > 
> > I got stuck, please help improve this patch:
> 
> Here is what I would say (with the value 2, we get the MAC not the IP) :
Okay, that is what I missed.
> 
> --- faq.php.website     2005-02-05 13:09:26.694143456 +0100
> +++ faq.php     2005-02-05 13:16:21.190130488 +0100
> @@ -169,6 +169,17 @@
>  </blockquote>
>         ... based on the input from the DHCP/BOOTP or PXE boot server.
>  </blockquote>
> +<blockquote>
> +       if the flag value is 2,
> +       then
> +             elaborate
and here should it go
> +<blockquote>
> +<code>
> +<nobr>BOOTIF=&lt;hardware type&gt;-&lt;dash separated
client
> mac&gt;</nobr>
> +</code>
> +</blockquote>
> +       ... describing the interface that was used for booting.
> +</blockquote>
>  <b>LABEL</b> <i>label</i>
>  <blockquote>
>  <b>KERNEL</b> <i>image</i><br>
> 
That makes

- --- faq.php.website     2005-02-05 16:43:31.045505248 +0100
+++ faq.php     2005-02-05 16:48:33.681497584 +0100
@@ -169,6 +169,16 @@
 </blockquote>
        ... based on the input from the DHCP/BOOTP or PXE boot server.
 </blockquote>
+<blockquote>
+       if the flag value is 2,
+       then we get the MAC not the IP
+<blockquote>
+<code>
+<nobr>BOOTIF=&lt;hardware type&gt;-&lt;dash separated client
mac&gt;</nobr>
+</code>
+</blockquote>
+       ... describing the interface that was used for booting.
+</blockquote>
 <b>LABEL</b> <i>label</i>
 <blockquote>
 <b>KERNEL</b> <i>image</i><br>



HTH
Geert Stappers
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On Sat, Feb 05, 2005 at 04:50:07PM +0100, Geert Stappers
wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 05, 2005 at 01:39:28PM +0100, Pascal Terjan wrote me off-list:
> > Le samedi 05 f?vrier 2005 ? 13:17 +0100, Geert Stappers a ?crit :
> > > On Mon, Jan 31, 2005 at 12:28:46PM -0800, David E. Weekly wrote:
> > > > FYI
> > > > 
> > > > -------- Original Message --------
> > > > Subject: IPAPPEND on
http://syslinux.zytor.com/faq.php#config
> > > > Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 15:20:00 +0100
> > > > From: Pascal Terjan <pterjan at mandrakesoft.com>
> > > > Organization: Mandrakesoft
> > > > To: david at weekly.org
David did the website design
> > > > Hi,
> > > > I needed to get the MAC from which we booted using pxelinux
(in order to
> > > > know which interface we used to boot).
> > > > I found reading the source that IPAPPEND 2 did the trick and
that I
> > > > don't need to patch pxelinux.
> > > > However, I think this should be written in
> > > > http://syslinux.zytor.com/faq.php#config which only tells
about the
> > > > value 1.
> > > 
> > > I see that it is usefull for computers with more then 1 NIC,
> > > but I don't understand completely what you mean.
> > > 
> > > I got stuck, please help improve this patch:
> > 
 <snip/>
> 
> That makes
> 
> - --- faq.php.website     2005-02-05 16:43:31.045505248 +0100
> +++ faq.php     2005-02-05 16:48:33.681497584 +0100
> @@ -169,6 +169,16 @@
>  </blockquote>
>         ... based on the input from the DHCP/BOOTP or PXE boot server.
>  </blockquote>
> +<blockquote>
> +       if the flag value is 2,
> +       then we get the MAC not the IP
> +<blockquote>
> +<code>
> +<nobr>BOOTIF=&lt;hardware type&gt;-&lt;dash separated
client mac&gt;</nobr>
> +</code>
> +</blockquote>
> +       ... describing the interface that was used for booting.
> +</blockquote>
>  <b>LABEL</b> <i>label</i>
>  <blockquote>
>  <b>KERNEL</b> <i>image</i><br>
> 
Is it worth to get it on the syslinux website?
> 
> HTH
> Geert Stappers