[BBLISA] DHCP server choices?

[John Miller]

Hi Mark,

The issue with ISC dhcpd is just an overall difficulty of use that's on the
high side.  Configuration options aren't always clearly documented (though
that could certainly just be my need to read the right docs).  As far as
actual functionality goes, once you understand the config options, dhcpd
works fine.

I hadn't considered managing dhcpd with LDAP--there are some
ownership/management issues with LDAP at work--but I'll look into it.  If
it can provide us with a more dynamic configuration interface (using a web
gui to write static config files only takes you so far), I'd be all for
it.  Any doc suggestions, or are the manpages and the mailing lists about
it?

I'll check out FreeIPA--we do indeed use Kerberos (via Active Directory,
though) quite heavily.  If nothing else, it's another tool to be aware of.

John


On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 10:47 PM, Mark Lamourine <markllama at gmail.com>wrote:

> What are the issues with ISC DHCP?
>
> Run it backed by a central LDAP server and you have dynamically
> controllable  and visible DHCP reservations.  You can add lease
> reservations using LDAP as well as querying the members of pools, etc.
>
> You can have a single LDAP server or a set of replicas.  Your DHCP servers
> must be in the broadcast domains (or you can set your routers to do DHCP
> forwarding to a central DHCP server) but the LDAP database can be anywhere
> routeable on your net.
>
> FWIW, though you may not need the Kerberos part, I think you might want to
> look at FreeIPA, which is a wrapper and control service for a combined
> Kerberos, LDAP, DNS, DHCP, NTP management service.  It provides both a nice
> web interface and (I think) both CLI interface and REST protocol ( have to
> check on the last).
>
> - Mark
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 10:38 PM, John Miller <johnmill at brandeis.edu>wrote:
>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> Apart from Microsoft DHCP and ISC DHCPD, are you aware of other DHCP
>> servers out there?  We'll be considering a revamp later this fall, and
>> aren't enamored with the two I've just mentioned.  Plenty of "alternative"
>> DNS servers have gained popularity in the past 5-10 years; I'm not aware of
>> any corresponding trends for DHCP.
>>
>> I've also posted this on the Educause Netman list, so feel free to ignore
>> if you've seen it over there.
>>
>> John
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>> Brandeis University
>> johnmill at brandeis.edu
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John Miller
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