Booting from PXE

Juan Jose Pablos cheche at che-che.com
Tue Dec 9 19:18:33 CET 2003


Hi there.
I have got a little problem with FAI.

I am trying to install an unit using PXE. FAI version 2.5.1, FAI kernels 
1.5.3 The network card is a Realtek 8100B.

When booting the unit it gets the proper information using DHCP, then 
loads "pxelinux.0", it detect the driver for the network card propertly  
but it stops forever on the bootpc <-> bootps sequence.

"tcpdump -lenx -s 1500 port bootps or port bootpc | dhcpdump" displays 
the proper information. I can see the BOOTPREQUEST  and the  BOOTPREPLY, 
but  for some  reason the unit does not assing it itself, the only error 
I see is this one:


Dec  9 19:15:59 yarel dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 255.255.255.255 (166.0.0.0) 
from 00:30:1b:22:f1:85 via eth0: ignored (not authoritative).


(166.0.0.0) seems odd form me, it should be something like 192.168.1.5 
but I do not know where to look for more errors.


Thank you in advance

Cheers,
Cheche




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