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Creating custom DHCP scope options for Novell 5.1?

We're installing a Shoretel IP phone system with VLan tagging using custom scope options 156. We've done this a million times on MS servers but never on a Novell server. Is there a way to assign these options so that when the phones boot up they see the scope option and redirect to the VLan2 network?

Here are examples of the DHCP scope options we use on a MS Server:
042 NTP Servers: 192.168.X.X
066 Boot Server Host Name: 192.168.X.X
156 IP Phone Boot Server: FtpServers=192.168.X.X.Layer2Tagging=1,VlanId=2

ShineOn

Novell makes several OSes including NetWare, OES and SusE Linux, as wel as several other products. You've got a NetWare 5.1 server.

NetWare 5.1 DHCP services are configurd using the Java DNS/DHCP console on an administrative workstation.

Option 156 is not one of the standard options in the NetWare DHCP service, but if you know the syntax, you can add whatever options you want, using the Global Preferences, DHCP Options Table tab. You don't have to tweak the registry to add an unlisted option like you do with Windows DHCP.

I'll see if I can find the syntax for you.

dennismay

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I gave some bad info, they're actually using Netware 6.5. Hope that helps.

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ShineOn

Ooh. That's good. See my last paragraph. Make sure they have SP4 or later so you can push the option regardless of whether it's requested.

dennismay

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Worked great!!! Thanks!

ShineOn

You're quite welcome.