The autoinstall script on the boot cd tells it what server to rsync the image from. You're not going to be able to pxeboot very easily if you don't control the dhcp server. You'll have to edit the rsync statements in the master script to point it at the right server. On Wednesday 12 October 2005 07:55, Jide Osatuyi wrote: > Hi John, > We have an existing pxe server that runs and a dhcp > server. I have 2 questions > 1. How do i do network boot having the two existing > pre-servers > > 2.I have created an autoinstallcd but it continues to > connect to the dhcp server at port 67 to retrieve the > image. I am not allowed to get to the dhcp server,how > do i make d script connect directly to the imageserver > for the new image and not the dhcp > > --- John Jolet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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. > > === message truncated === > > > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! 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