Hmmm... I'm using nfsd from Red Hat 7.0 and I do *not* have the client IP address in the hosts file or resolved via DNS. However, I am using a Red Hat 6.1 bootnet floppy to kickstart Red Hat 6.1... > -----Original Message----- > From: Tony Nugent [mailto:tony@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 9:13 PM > To: 'kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx' > Subject: Re: reverse name lookup failed > > > On Tue Nov 21 2000 at 08:03, "Cagle, John" wrote: > > > I've got kickstart working *without* a DNS server, so I > don't think that DNS > > is required. > > DNS _is_ required (although not necessarily a dns server). > > The nfs (mountd) server needs to know the name of the requesting > client (ie, resolve the IP address to a name) which is requesting > the nfs mount, even if that name is supplied using the server's > /etc/hosts file and not via the /etc/resolv.conf nameservers. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: liefting@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:liefting@xxxxxxxxxx] > > > > > > Yes. In order for a networked kickstart to work you need to > > > have a DHCP > > > server, a DNS server and an NFS server. All three set up > correctly. > > > > > > I don't know if it has been changed already, but it used to > > > be that even if > > > you specified bootproto static, it would still use DHCP > for IP address > > > lookup while installing, but would configure the static IP > > > addresses in > > > /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 in order to boot > > > with static IP > > > addresses. > > > > > > - Wouter. > > Cheers > Tony > > > > _______________________________________________ > Kickstart-list mailing list > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list >
