VirtualBox

Ticket #2759 (closed enhancement: fixed)

Opened 1 year ago

Last modified 8 months ago

VirtualBox Should permit to specify nextserver/filename in DHCP => Fixed in SVN

Reported by: luizluca Assigned to:
Priority: major Component: network/NAT
Version: VirtualBox 2.1.0 Keywords:
Cc: Guest type: other
Host type: other

Description

I know that using vmname.pxe is simple but I can't use my enterprise boot server (tftp) with NAT computer. If I could define those two fields in DHCP response, I could point them easily to the remote boot server.

Attachments

bootp_permitExternalTftp.diff (2.6 kB) - added by luizluca on 2009-01-23 16:18:41.
Modification of TFTPPrefix to allow external ip address

Change History

2009-01-08 17:52:11 changed by frank

Have a look at the VBox.log file. You will find a configuration entry which is named BootFile?. Use the following command to overwrite the bootfile: 

VBoxManage setextradata VM_NAME \
   VBoxInternal/Devices/pcnet/0/LUN#0/Config/BootFile "foo"

Note that you have to change the key if you use an E1000 network adapter.

2009-01-16 11:55:23 changed by frank

  • owner changed.
  • component changed from network to network/NAT.

2009-01-23 16:15:11 changed by luizluca

This enhancement depends on

http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/3112

2009-01-23 16:18:41 changed by luizluca

  • attachment bootp_permitExternalTftp.diff added.

Modification of TFTPPrefix to allow external ip address

2009-01-23 16:23:25 changed by luizluca

I added a patch that changes the behavior of

VBoxInternal/Devices/pcnet/0/LUN#0/Config/TFTPPrefix

If it is a dir, it is used as before. If not, if it is an IP address, it replaces the "nextserver" field (siaddr) in DHCP response to point to an external server.

2009-03-28 20:36:56 changed by Hachiman

please try with 2.2 beta. next server and boot file is configurable

2009-04-02 21:55:06 changed by frank

  • summary changed from VirtualBox Should permit to specify nextserver/filename in DHCP to VirtualBox Should permit to specify nextserver/filename in DHCP => Fixed in SVN.

2009-04-08 14:25:32 changed by frank

  • status changed from new to closed.
  • resolution set to fixed.

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