you won't. the pxe boot process handles ALL of that. You should look at the docs for the pxe boot stuff. Especially the part about setting up your dhcp server. those bits are pretty good, and I don't remember offhand what all you have to do. I'm not at work today. > I still dont get instructions to start the autoinstall > at the boot menu of the target box. > > --- John Jolet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > the pxe boot works thusly: dhcp server gives the > > machine an ip address, and > > points it to the pxe boot server...this server > > (usually the dhcp serve) runs > > tfpt, you have information in the /tftpboot > > directory that loads a kernel and > > initrd file, and that file contains instructions to > > start the autoinstall > > script, which it rsyncs from the imager server. > > > > On Friday 07 October 2005 09:20, Jide Osatuyi wrote: > > > I have decided to boot the client from the > > > > network.I > > > > > configured the pxe using the mkbootserver utility > > > successfully, but when i boot the target client > > > > and > > > > > select "intergrated NIC" from the boot menu I dont > > > > see > > > > > anywhere to upload the image from the image > > > > server. > > > > > --- John Jolet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > and that ip address in the error message is the > > > > same > > > > > > one you just typed and > > > > got success with in the previous test? > > > > > > > > On Friday 07 October 2005 08:25, Jide Osatuyi > > > > wrote: > > > > > "rsync: failed to connect to > > > > "***.**.**.***(dhcp > > > > > > ip > > > > > > > > > address)" caonnection refused" > > > > > "rsync error:error in socket IO (code 10) at > > > > > clientserver.c(83) Killing off running > > > > processes" > > > > > > > --- John Jolet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > what exactly is the error you're getting > > > > when it > > > > > > > > fails again? > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday 07 October 2005 08:05, Jide > > > > Osatuyi > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > I did and I could get the list of > > > > available > > > > > > > > modules on > > > > > > > > > > > > > the server from the target box. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- John Jolet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > On Friday 07 October 2005 07:46, Jide > > > > > > > > Osatuyi > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > I checked and the service is running > > > > and > > > > > > > > > > "LISTENING" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > as well. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I meant the test where you do rsync > > > > > > > > servername:: > > > > > > to > > > > > > > > > > > > > > get the list of available > > > > > > > > modules. do this from the target after > > > > it > > > > > > dies. > > > > > > > > > > > > this will tell us if the > > > > > > > > target can actually talk rsync to rsync > > > > with > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > > > > server. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- John Jolet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > On Friday 07 October 2005 07:21, > > > > Jide > > > > > > > > Osatuyi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I'm sorry please disregard the > > > > last > > > > > > > > message.I > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > could > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ping the target box from the image > > > > > > > > server > > > > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > cana > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > do same from the target box too. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > then you can disregard my answer :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > so with the target host in this > > > > failed > > > > > > mode, > > > > > > > > > > > > what > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > happens when you repeat the > > > > > > > > > > tests we ran before with rsync? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- John Jolet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 2005-10-06 at 08:33 > > > > -0700, > > > > > > Jide > > > > > > > > > > > > Osatuyi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > i got ***.**.**.167 > > > > > > > > > > > > > I don't know how to ping > > > > another > > > > > > box > > > > > > > > > > from > > > > > > > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > other. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "ping ***.**.***.***" of other > > > > box. > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > > > > parts > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > you > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > masked above HAVE to > > > > > > > > > > > > be the same between the two > > > > boxes. > > > > > > if > > > > > > > > > > you > > > > > > > > > > > > > > boot > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > target into windows, > > > > > > > > > > > > you can use the device manager > > > > to > > > > > > find > > > > > > > > > > out > > > > > > > > > > > > > > what > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > it > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > is. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I dont know how to identify > > > > the > > > > > > nic > > > > > > > > > > either > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > from > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ifconfig information i have > > > > here. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- John Jolet > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 2005-10-06 at 07:51 > > === message truncated === > > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! 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