Mukarram Syed wrote:
John,
Sorry...just to make things clear.
eth0 works to get the dhcp/tftp request and eth1 does not. However, I tried
using both is what I meant.
We have a problem with dhcp, the networking folks here did not enable
"spanning tree" on the switch ports, until that happens I am using static
ip. I double checked the syntax etc.
I don't understand... pxelinux works and can load the kernel/initrd, and
the kernel/initrd doesn't work. Is that what you said?
How does the BIOS know to load pxelinux, and where to get it? Doesn't
that require dhcp (or at least bootp)?
How does pxelinux get its menus and then the kernel? Doesn't that
require dhcp (or at least bootp) too?
And then the kernel/initrd can't get the IP address the same way. Have I
got the facts straight?
Thanks
-Mukarram.
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From: kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Summerfield
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 5:32 PM
To: Discussion list about Kickstart
Subject: Re: Unable to get any http requests: Unable toretreive
netstg2.imgfile
Mukarram Syed wrote:
Thanks Colin for the quick response
Yes. It does have. It's a Dell PE2950.
I have already tried that option as well.
I tried both ksdevice=eth0 and ksdevice=eth1 and they don't work.
If you can connect all network interfaces, that might help, because it
then doesn't matter whether either one or both is used.
If you run arpwatch that will report on which interfaces are used (by
mac address and IP).
More below...
-Mukarram.
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Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 4:52 PM
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Subject: RE: Unable to get any http requests: Unable to retreive
netstg2.imgfile
Does the machine you're on have multiple Ethernet interfaces? If so, what
you may find is adding 'ksdevice=link' will assist.
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Sent: Wednesday, 16 May 2007 7:50 AM
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Subject: Unable to get any http requests: Unable to retreive netstg2.img
file
Hi
I am sure there is some information regarding my request, but I am unable
to
find it, hence the post.
I configured my kickstart server using http.
I am able to pxeboot the client, but my client is not able to get the
netstg2.img file from the server.
I am able to http into my netstg2.img directory from a web browser from
another server in the same subnet successfully.
Also I tried to put in a boot cdrom and run the following:
Linux ks=http://<ServerIP>/ENT_LINUX_64/Enterprise/ks.cfg ip=<ClientIP>
netmask=255.255.255.224 gateway=<GatewayIP>
I have never used static IP for ks, I alway configure everything I can
with dhcp. However, I do know that that's not the format the kernel
expects for the ip parameter. Check your documentation, if I were
writing a script tp parse ip= then I'd conform to the existing standards
(that is, the way the kernel expects it), and that's what works with Ubuntu.
Still no luck. It goes straight to the cd installer.
I tried to tcpdump the traffic on the MAC address of the client, it
outputs
the tftp information and after that it stops.
I don't see any http traffic coming from the client.
That's fairly consistent with you specifying ip= incorrectly.
btw, if you're using PXE, the why are you trying to spectify static IP info?
btw, as I recall, pxelinux has an option to pass on the IP address info
it gets in the proper format for the kernel to parse.
I'd appreciate some help in this regard.
I've spent all day trying to troubleshoot this but no luck.
Thanks Much
Mukarram Syed
Unix Systems Administrator,
Stanford University.
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