dhcpctl and pools

hi
i need to assign dinamically a known host to a specific pool.
i need to add and remove quite often many hosts, with known ethernet
address but dynamic ip, so i used dhcptcl apis, but i can't find a way
to put a client in a ip range or in another.
i tried with the option group, but doesn't work
it seems that the only way to choose between pools is to create a class
and add statements searching for parameters clients send, but i don't
like this very much

any ideas?

bye
matteo

matteo wrote:
> hi
> i need to assign dinamically a known host to a specific pool.
> i need to add and remove quite often many hosts, with known ethernet
> address but dynamic ip, so i used dhcptcl apis, but i can't find a
way
> to put a client in a ip range or in another.
> i tried with the option group, but doesn't work
> it seems that the only way to choose between pools is to create a
class
> and add statements searching for parameters clients send, but i don't
> like this very much
>
> any ideas?

Curious, why are you using dhcpctl rather than dhcpd.conf?

Can you set up what you need with dhcpd.conf? If you can, I would
think that it would provide you guidance and if not, that it may not be
possible.

A quick glance at the man page makes me realize I'm not quite sure what
you need to set up. Clarification or example?
regards,
prg
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prg wrote:

> Curious, why are you using dhcpctl rather than dhcpd.conf?

i'm using dhcpd.conf for an initial setup, in which i specify global
options and ip ranges and to deny unknown clients. then i add known
hosts via an application that calls the dhcpctl program.

> Can you set up what you need with dhcpd.conf? If you can, I would
> think that it would provide you guidance and if not, that it may not
be
> possible.

i could put everything in dhcpd.conf, and it would work, but the list
of known clients is dynamic, and i can't put it in dhcpd.conf, still i
need to put those clients in 2 different pools, and to choose the pool
for that client

if i could use dhcpd.conf i could create two groups and put hosts
declarations in those group
indeed there's an option "group" which i can use with dhcpctl, but it
seemed to be ignored, all the clients got the ip address in the first
group found in dhcpd.conf

does this sound clear? i hope

tnks
matteo

matteo wrote:
> prg wrote:
>
> > Curious, why are you using dhcpctl rather than dhcpd.conf?
>
> i'm using dhcpd.conf for an initial setup, in which i specify global
> options and ip ranges and to deny unknown clients. then i add known
> hosts via an application that calls the dhcpctl program.
>
> > Can you set up what you need with dhcpd.conf? If you can, I would
> > think that it would provide you guidance and if not, that it may
not
> be
> > possible.
>
> i could put everything in dhcpd.conf, and it would work, but the list
> of known clients is dynamic, and i can't put it in dhcpd.conf, still
i
> need to put those clients in 2 different pools, and to choose the
pool
> for that client

"the list of known clients is dynamic" -- wasn't sure if this played a
role in your dilemma, but it makes sense.

> if i could use dhcpd.conf i could create two groups and put hosts
> declarations in those group
> indeed there's an option "group" which i can use with dhcpctl, but it
> seemed to be ignored, all the clients got the ip address in the first
> group found in dhcpd.conf

option group ignored -- group was what _I_ was looking at.

> does this sound clear? i hope

Sounds clear but now I'm scratching my head, hmmm......

I'll have to wait and see if any "sudden insight" shines into the dark
recesses of my dormant brain cells -- ie., I'll have to ponder this.

Be warned, I haven't (successfully) played with this need, but is
similar to some exploratory stuff I worked on last year. Maybe I can
find something that sparks an idea?

regards,
prg
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prg wrote:

>
> Sounds clear but now I'm scratching my head, hmmm......
>

i found something in dhcp-server mailing list:

http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=98888000100003&r=1&w=2
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=109702178600001&r=1&w=2

bye
matteo

matteo wrote:
> prg wrote:
>
> >
> > Sounds clear but now I'm scratching my head, hmmm......
> >
>
> i found something in dhcp-server mailing list:
>
> http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=98888000100003&r=1&w=2
> http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=109702178600001&r=1&w=2

I'm having no luck finding notes from about a year ago -- computer got
a rather hasty backup with 30+ CDs, but no catalog for the lesser used
stuff.

The second link much more current and this one:
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=dhcp...2636123381&w=2
[quote]
changing the match in my class to
match hardware;
and then adding
subclass "executives" 1:00:02:b3:ff:ff:ff;

does in fact work.
[end quote]

is the sort of thing I had in mind. Will something along these lines
work in your case?

prg