On Mon, Jul 22, 2002 at 07:11:37PM -0700, Dave Mangot wrote:
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> Hi,
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> I'm trying to kickstart a bunch of boxes with a RH 7.3 Kickstart
> machine.
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> I've tried to do this on multiple boxes we have with the same
> hardware.
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> They are generic dual processor boxes with 2 hard drives and a
> Serial Console card. The motherboards are Tyans with built on
> Ethernet.
> (I can supply the whole boot litany if necessary).
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> Why is it trying to load 3C59x when it says the
> card is a 3C905C?
That is the name of the driver.
Is the switch a Cisco switch? If so, you'll have to set the Spanning
Tree Protocol (STP) on the kickstart ports to "portfast".
Here's a snippet from a howto on the 'net:
Setup 'spanning-tree portfast':
Without this option, DHCP may fail because it takes too long for a port
to come online after a machine powers up. Do not set spanning-tree portfast
on ports that will connect to other switches. Do the following on each
port on your switch:
cisco> conf t
cisco> int Fa/1
cisco> spanning-tree portfast
cisco> exit
cisco> int Fa/2
cisco> spanning-tree portfast
cisco> exit
Hope this helps,
Ajay
