Did you ever make any progress with this? We're seeing the same thing on RH9 and RHEL3WS. Some machines work, some don't, same DHCP config and kickstart file. No obvious hardware correlation. Kickstart file and distro tree are on a NetApp. DHCP server is RH7.2. We've done hundereds of kickstarts w/ RH7.X over the years without a failure. mjc On Tue, 2003-08-12 at 10:18, Staniforth, Paul [IES] wrote: > The messages on the server for the the DHCP handshake all have the same > timestamp to the second > > CLIENT SERVER > > DHCPDISCOVER-------------> > <--------------------- DHCPOFFER > DHCPDISCOVER--------------> > <----------------------DHCPOFFER > DHCPREQUEST---------------> > <----------------------DHCPACK > > Although it does 2 discovers the client machine gets the correct details and > says the interface is up, then tries to mount > correct directory as specified in the DHCP tables. > > The machine is connected to a 100Mbit port and says it has connected at 100M > full duplex. and we can ping the client from the server. > I may try to pass options to set NIC at present it is using default values > which should be autodetecting the connection. > > Paul S. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Egan Ford [SMTP:egan@xxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 4:37 PM > > To: kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: RE: Manual NFS install works but fails for kickstart with > > added network driver > > > > I have seen this before. GigE adapters have been troublesome with DHCP > > and > > kickstart. If kickstart gave it a little more time it would work. > > > > Check your dhcp server logs for requests. The most common issue is that > > spanning tree is not disabled on the port of your switch for that node. > > When > > the NIC goes active, spanning tree takes too much time and then DHCP times > > out. > > GigE ports on switches almost always have spanning tree enabled. So do > > all > > Cisco switches. You do not need it on ports with nodes. > > > > Another problem I have seen is that if the def gateway is not sent as part > > of > > the DHCP reply manual works, but unattended does not. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: kickstart-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx > > > [mailto:kickstart-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > > > Staniforth, Paul [IES] > > > Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 8:41 AM > > > To: 'redhat kickstart list' > > > Subject: RE: Manual NFS install works but fails for kickstart > > > with added network driver > > > > > > > > > This is actually a Redhat 9 > > > > > > Paul R. Staniforth > > > Leeds Metropolitan University. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Staniforth, Paul [IES] > > > > Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 10:06 AM > > > > To: 'redhat kickstart list' > > > > Subject: Manual NFS install works but fails for > > > kickstart with added > > > > network driver > > > > > > > > We have created a boot cd with an added driver for the > > > Broadcom BCM5700 > > > > NIC. This works fine with a manual NFS install but fails > > > when trying to do > > > > a DHCP based kickstart install, from the messages it gets it correct > > > > information from the DHCP server but says it can't NFS > > > mount the directory > > > > with the kickstart file in it. > > > > The same boot CD will work OK with with machines with > > > RH supported > > > > NIC's, any help appreciated. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Paul R. Staniforth. > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Kickstart-list mailing list > > > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Kickstart-list mailing list > > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list > > > _______________________________________________ > Kickstart-list mailing list > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list -- Michael J. Carter | QOTD: My mother was the travel agent for IT Team Leader | guilt trips. Space Data Systems (ISR-3) | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
