Here is a copy of the top portion of my /etc/dhcpd.conf file. Using this configuration you should be able to setup any TFTP bootable device to look to your TFTP server for configuration files. For example Cisco 79xx series phones, or SPA5xx series phones. option tftp150 code 150 = string; option tftp66 code 66 = […]
Yearly Archives: 2009
I was working on this problem for one of our Fort Myers Business Tech Support Clients, but I’ve had this problem a couple times and the solution seems to be slightly different each time. The problem presents itself as a Device in Device Manager showing “”The Device Cannot Start (Code 10)” after you’ve installed the […]
I’ve been driving myself nuts for the last couple of days trying to figure out why none of the NICs that I had previously used in ESXi 3.0 and 3.5 aren’t working on my latest ESXi 4.0 installs. I checked the HCL to find that nearly all of the 10/100 chipsets have been removed from […]
I have a customer with a dead drive. Although occasionally it seems like it will work for a few minutes. It’ll be the intent of this article to test the hard-drive in freezer trick for this clicking and decrepit drive. Let’s see if it works! Update 1: It’s in a zip-back in the freezer! Let’s […]
I saw a few incomplete guides out there, including the one that I used to install Windows 7 on my eee PC 1000. I figured this would be a good time to make a guide specifically for you in the same situation as I was. This guide will tell you how to acquire Windows 7, […]
This problem had me going nuts for about 30 minutes. Typically when an update comes out, I just edit all of my configuration files by changing the subversion up by one number. This time around I was having problems with the phones unable to find the firmware on the TFTP Server. My aha moment came […]
edit: PowerEdge T105 is now on HCL. How to Run VMWare ESXi 4.0 on PowerEdge T105, you ask? Simple Answer. Flash Drive. The process goes thusly. Get your ESXi Image ready to go. You can download it from the VMWare website. Get your trusty 1GB+ Empty Flash Drive and stick it into one of the […]
To show your current dhcpd table of leases is fairly simple. Connect to your server either locally or via ssh and then run the following lines. cd /var/lib/dhcpd cat dhcpd.leases OR TO EDIT nano dhcpd.leases From there you can either view or edit your current dhcpd ip address leases.