Running dhcp net0 returns = No such interface: net0
On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 2:26 PM, Neil Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > Robert, > > If you boot into gPXE using the .iso , and run: dhcp net0 ,what is returned? > > -Neil > > On Jan 26, 2010, at 6:23 PM, Robert Boerner wrote: > >> Hi Neil, >> >> That was fast :-) >> >> I am not receiving any error. It just seems as if no NIC is detected. >> Am I correct in assuming that when booting it should identify the NIC >> in the boot messages, and that when accessing the gPXE command line >> issuing an iftstat command should list all found interfaces? During >> the boot it simply states No more network devices. I tried ifstat and >> nothing was returned, and then tried an ifstat net0 (I believe the >> syntax was correct) and I get net0: no such interface. >> >> I tried both the floppy and .iso image downloads from the rom-omatic >> site referenced in the rc1 announcement. I thought about inputing the >> device and vendor IDs, but I am not trying to flash the ROM of the >> onboard NIC. >> >> One tidbit I left out earlier is that this 755 is running the latest >> BIOS from Dell, A15. >> >> Your success seems to indicate I am in fact doing something wrong.... >> >> Thanks again for your help, >> >> Robert Boerner >> >> On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 2:12 PM, Neil Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Robert, >>> >>> Could you please explain in more detail what type of setup you are running, >>> and what errors you are getting returned? >>> >>> I have plenty of Dell Opti 755s running on my end, with no issues... >>> >>> Regards, >>> Neil >>> >>> >>> On Jan 26, 2010, at 6:08 PM, Robert Boerner wrote: >>> >>>> Hello all, >>>> >>>> I'm a bit of a newb in terms of gPXE, but after successfully setting >>>> up plain old PXE booting last week on a Marvell Sheevaplug, I wanted >>>> to dip my toes into new waters. >>>> >>>> I saw the release announcement on the soon to be retired Etherboot >>>> mailing list here: >>>> >>>> http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=4B5F5EA3.3040505%40etherboot.org >>>> >>>> and tried to download a floppy image (including all NIC drivers) to >>>> test on my work desktop (a Dell Optiplex 755) with an Intel 82566DM-2 >>>> Gigabit NIC identified with vendor ID 8086 and device ID 10bd. >>>> >>>> The floppy boots but does not seem to find a supported NIC. I googled >>>> a bit and found nothing relevant to gPXE, but I did find this bug in >>>> your bug tracker: >>>> >>>> http://support.etherboot.org/index.php?do=details&task_id=43 >>>> >>>> Although not exactly the same device, am I correct in assuming that my >>>> NIC simply is not supported yet? Or did I simply do something wrong? >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance for any help, and thanks for the work you have done. >>>> >>>> Robert Boerner >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> gPXE mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://etherboot.org/mailman/listinfo/gpxe >>> >>> > > _______________________________________________ gPXE mailing list [email protected] http://etherboot.org/mailman/listinfo/gpxe
