[Dnsmasq-discuss] Using the PXE GUID/UUID to set a tag.

[Niels Basjes]

Thanks !!

2010/3/26 Simon Kelley <simon at thekelleys.org.uk>:
> Niels Basjes wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> A PXE request contains a GUID/UUID value (option 97) that is usually a
>> name/serial number byte string of the actual mainboard hardware (not
>> the nic!).
>>
>> Example of what I mean: I have an (ancient) dell here and when I PXE
>> boot this thing I get these values in the PXE request:
>>          Client Identifier (UUID): 4c4c4544-0059-3010-804c-c3c04f4d314a
>> The first 4 bytes are actually "DELL"
>>
>> Now the manual of dnsmasq states:
>>              --dhcp-mac=3com,01:34:23:*:*:* will set the tag "3com"
>> for any host whose MAC address matches the pattern.
>>
>> How do I do something similar for the value of the GUID/UUID value?
>>
> Indeed there is.
>
> dhcp-match=dell,97,4c:4c:45:44
>
> The pattern matches the first part of the data, and there can be
> unmatched extra stuff off to the right (so my example will discover any
> DELL machine). * for wildcard bytes is allowed too.
>
>
> HTH
>
> Simon.
>
>



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Met vriendelijke groeten,

Niels Basjes