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You really bury the lede that this software runs a DHCP server. Folks could really mess up their network running it on their local machine, you should add a wa
by candiddevmike 1y ago
You really bury the lede that this software runs a DHCP server. Folks could really mess up their network running it on their local machine, you should add a warning somewhere. How does it determine the default gateway or DNS to advertise?
- srcreigh 1y agoIt’s not a DHCP server the way you’re thinking. Pxehost only replies with a couple fields for PXE boot, and only to clients that are declaring themselves as PXE boot client. It doesn’t interfere with the normal dhcp server - the PXE client will get 2 broadcast replies, one from pxehost and one from the dhcp server, and will combine the info
- candiddevmike 1y agoEven with something like proxy DHCP, you shouldn't have easy to follow instructions for folks to fire up a DHCP server without a warning, IMO. It's just polite to your fellow network admins.
- Spivak 1y agoIf you know anything about PXE booting then you'll know it needs DHCP. I think it's fine, it's a pretty niche technology. You aren't likely to to find someone downloading it who doesn't know what they're setting up.
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