[Ilugc] How to get client machine ip address from server
- From: subhojit.ojha@xxxxxxxxx (subhojit ojha)
- Date: Tue Feb 9 12:34:27 2010
A client can take IP address, communicate with server without OS. This is
what pxe/ether boot does. >pxe/etherboot does following
a.send dhcp request
b.obtain ip address,gate way, next-server address etc.
c.fetch kernel from next-server using tftp.
d.execute the kernel
I don't think people consider pxe/etherboot as OS.
I think it may be the solution, actually what the interviewer has asked is,
suppose in my network we have some systems which doesn't have OS installed
but are connected to the server machine, from server machine how can he find
the hardware address of the client machine which doesn't have any OS
installed. I hope the PXE will be the solution what u have suggested, but in
server side what command I need to run to get the hardware address of these
client machine without going to the client side.
Please suggest also some good links for PXE.
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