[SLL] DHCP server

[Jay Scherrer]

John Aldrich wrote:
> I have a couple locations where I need a DHCP server on our network (remote 
> locations connected via a hardware VPN) and I was thinking I might use a 
> couple of our P2/P3 "junkers" for that and run linux on them.
> 
> What would you guys recommend for a DHCP server to handle maybe 50 clients at 
> one time (WAY more than we'll ever need at either location, but just picking 
> a figure out of the air!)
> 
> I think Fedora would be overkill and was thinking something like Puppy linux 
> or DSL or something like that.
> 
> Text-only interface would work for me. Don't need anything fancy, just 
> something to hand out IP addresses. Domain authentication would be handled 
> the way it is currently by our Windows 2003 DCs. Most of our users at these 
> two locations have hard-coded IP addresses. I'd just like someting quick and 
> easy to allow visitors from the main location (where my office is located) to 
> plug up to the network, get an IP address and get onto the WAN / internet.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> 
You could also try CentOS a public RHEL. CentOs-5 (latest) runs easily 
on your old X32 systems, a stable enterprise solution and is supported 
until 2011. Just install your to your basic needs.

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Jay Scherrer
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