Booting from PXE

[Geert Stappers]

On Tue, Dec 09, 2003 at 07:18:33PM +0100, Juan Jose Pablos wrote:
> 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.
Realtek 8100B?
Have you verified that that NIC is supported by the FAI kernels?

> 
> 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.
That is when the kernel is in charge.

> 
> "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.
Look for answers.
e.g. in the archive.

> 
> 
> Thank you in advance
> 
> Cheers,
> Cheche
> 

Geert Stappers