[lug] DHCP Migration

[John Hernandez]

Kyle Moore wrote:

> I am going to migrate my DHCP server from Win2k to Linux and have a
> couple of questions that weren't answered in the Mini-How-To.
> 
> 1. Is pump or dhcpd the preferred server for ~300 Windows 2000 and
> Windows 98 clients?
>


Pump is a DHCP client package.  You'll need to use the dhcpd.  On my 
system it is the dhcp RPM:

Name        : dhcp                         Relocations: (not relocateable)
Version     : 2.0pl5                            Vendor: Red Hat, Inc.
Release     : 8                             Build Date: Sun 26 Aug 2001 
04:51:28 PM MDT
Install date: Fri 11 Jan 2002 05:17:05 PM MST      Build Host: 
porky.devel.redhat.com
Group       : System Environment/Daemons    Source RPM: 
dhcp-2.0pl5-8.src.rpm
Size        : 220497                           License: distributable
Packager    : Red Hat, Inc. <http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla>
Summary     : A DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server and 
relay agent.

 
> 2. How should I cut things over? Do I just shut down dhcp on the Windows
> server and have everyone reboot? Can I migrate over the current leases
> from Win2k to Linux?
> 


You should be able to cut over without rebooting clients, AFAIK.


> NOTE: I'm also switching over our internal DNS from Win2k to Linux.
> Maybe I can get some sleep at night soon.
> 


Way to go!


> Thanks
> 
> --
> Kyle
> 
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