[Planetlab-devel] bootcd_v3 for wireless/mesh myplc

[Bound, Jim]

Folks, few key points I want to respond to on vserver and IP addresses
still not clear. But below it is not wise to hardcode IP addresses ever.

My Two Cents,
/jim 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: devel-bounces at planet-lab.org 
> [mailto:devel-bounces at planet-lab.org] On Behalf Of Marc E. Fiuczynski
> Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 4:16 PM
> To: Chan, Winson C; devel at lists.planet-lab.org
> Subject: RE: [Planetlab-devel] bootcd_v3 for wireless/mesh myplc
> 
> > Is there a dependency to resolve the hostname of the boot 
> server?  I 
> > enabled the DNS server that comes with myplc.  Do I need to update 
> > /etc/resolv.conf on nodes to include where the primary DNS 
> server is 
> > located?
> 
> No.
> 
> > Or is this automatically configured during the boot process by some 
> > scripts in the boot CD?
> 
> When you add a node to your private MyPLC, you'll need to 
> make sure that its DNS 1 entry points at the IP address of 
> your MyPLC box. If you've set that up correctly, then the 
> generated config file for the node should have such a DNS 
> record in it with the appropriate ip address.  This is what 
> the node uses to set up its /etc/resolv.conf etc.
> 
> Marc
> 
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