Booting from PXE

Thomas Lange lange at informatik.Uni-Koeln.DE
Wed Dec 10 11:09:43 CET 2003


>>>>> On Tue, 09 Dec 2003 19:18:33 +0100, Juan Jose Pablos <cheche at che-che.com> said:

    > 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.

What is the message when the kernel tries to connect the DHCP
server. Is it

  Sending BOOTP requests
or
  Sending DHCP  requests

Do use a DHCP daemon when the server is using BOOTP requests and vice versa.
-- 
regards Thomas



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