Is it possible to have two Boot Server Host Names listed in DHCP Server Option 066

Question

_{Friday, December 10, 2010 7:20 PM}

In our environment we have WDS which has our deployment server listed under Server Option 066 in DHCP.

I am setting up a Cisco wireless lan solution that also needs to have Option 066 set to its own Boot Server, and also have option 067 Bootfile name listed as well with the location of a boot file. The wifi units use this info when they start up and when a new WAP is put on the network. 

So my question is:

Is it possible to have two Boot Server Host Names listed in DHCP Server Option 066?

And, if so - will they both work?

Thanks in advance if anyone can help me with this. We have a lot of $$$ tied up in the Cisco equipment and would really love to get this hardware running. 

All replies (3)

_{Monday, December 13, 2010 8:43 AM ✅Answered}

Hi,

Thanks for the post.

Please understand that DHCP option 66 only supports the IP address or the hostname of a single TFTP server; however, DHCP option 150 that is Cisco proprietary provides the IP addresses of a list of TFTP servers.

For more information, you could access this link (Configuring Windows 2000 DHCP Server for Cisco CallManager)

Hope this helps.

Miles

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_{Friday, December 17, 2010 2:20 AM}

Hi,

I am wondering if the information was helpful to you. If not, please feel free to let me know.

Thanks,

Miles

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_{Wednesday, April 18, 2012 5:04 PM}

Thanks Miles - this information was very helpful