How to get a DHCP SERVER on my USB Flash Drive and make it bootable?

[CoolTech]

How to get a DHCP SERVER on my USB Flash Drive and make it bootable?

Anyone know anything about this? I have founf many links online about making a flash drive bootable, but none about having an actual working DHCP Server.

 

[JackMDS]

Originally posted by: CoolTech
How to get a DHCP SERVER on my USB Flash Drive and make it bootable?

Anyone know anything about this? I have founf many links online about making a flash drive bootable, but none about having an actual working DHCP Server.

Can you Please share with us few of the links that look like it is actually working?

As for a stand alone DHCP server may be you should explain whats on you mind?

:sun:

 

[Kelemvor]

Can't have DHCP unless you have a network somewhere. What would your FLash Drive be assigning to the computer if there's no network anyway? You can boot off a flash drive but it's not a router so it woudln't have anything to do with DHCP...

I guess I'm confused as to what you want to accomplish.

 

[JackMDS]

Providing you have a computer that the Mobo supports in the BIOS Boot from flash drive.

A full Network and Internet capable Win98 SE takes about 440 MB. So you can install it on a 512MB (or better of 1GB) Stick, and put on it a simple software DHCP Server.

But what it is good for???

:sun:

 

[Dragonbate]

LOL never thought of trying to put windows 98 on usb drive. Don't know if that's possible, it being a removable drive etc, but I know you can install linux on one. I have read here of someone doing it with mandrake and I also heard that its unoficially supported with knoppix. Either of those can be configured as a dhcp server.

 

[CoolTech]

Originally posted by: FrankyJunior
Can't have DHCP unless you have a network somewhere. What would your FLash Drive be assigning to the computer if there's no network anyway? You can boot off a flash drive but it's not a router so it woudln't have anything to do with DHCP...

I guess I'm confused as to what you want to accomplish.

there is a network up, just sometimes need a dhcp server if the server goes down

 

[Jii]

Originally posted by: JackMDS
Providing you have a computer that the Mobo supports in the BIOS Boot from flash drive.

A full Network and Internet capable Win98 SE takes about 440 MB. So you can install it on a 512MB (or better of 1GB) Stick, and put on it a simple software DHCP Server.

But what it is good for???

:sun:

Good heavens... Having Windows 98SE on a stick.. That would be a waste of a good Flash Drive.

 

[JackMDS]

What would be a good day?

A day that there will be more discussion about Technology rather than the trivial Non-Genuine over chewed remarks.:thumbsup:

Intel Vs, AMD :roll:

nVidia Vs. ATI :roll:

Windows Vs. Linux. :roll:

I.E. Vs. Firefox. :roll:

And so On and so On. Boring.:disgust:

Each x Vs. y has the scores of Pro and Con Groupies.

Groupies that by themselves never innovative any thing beyond popping the covers from Six Packs.:shocked:

:sun:

 

[Goosemaster]

Not seemlingly elluding to Mr. JackMDS point, I say you go with linux on this one.

1
Putting linux on a thumbdrive is doable but make it small (gentoo, debian..whatever....)..this assumes a lot about the host PC mind you.

.2
make it automatically check for hardware
(add every netowrk module you can find to the kernal...hello slow bootups )

.3
make it automatically configure these with a static IP address

.4
assume that it will connected with a crossover cable to a switch.

5.
Have it automatically bring up a dhcp server on that link if it can bring it up...


What devious plot do you have hooked up boi?! :evil:


Oh, and I only gurarentee that the 1 will work...all the decimals are useless.

 

[silverpig]

FlashLinux

Optimized version based on gentoo that fits on a 256 MB flash drive. Has Firefox/Ximian/Office/Gnome... You could probably easily put a DHCP server on it.

 

[Dragonbate]

Puppy Linux installs on 128 mb flash drive. I'm gonna try this one myself.