Joseph,
an LTSP workstation will go through 2 rounds of dhcp requesting.
Once when the Etherboot bootrom starts its job.
Then, once the kernel has been loaded, dhclient will make
a second request.
Make sure you are seeing the DHCPDISCOVER twice, a few
seconds apart.
Jim.
On Tue, 15 Oct 2002, Joseph Kezar wrote:
> The client is getting a DHCP response from the correct server.
> /var/log/messages reports this on the server:
>
> Oct 15 10:24:57 dblab dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:00:c7:00:34:90 via eth0
> Oct 15 10:24:57 dblab dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on x.105.102.90 to
> 00:00:c7:00:34:90 via eth0
> Oct 15 10:24:57 dblab dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for x.105.102.90 from
> 00:00:c7:00:34:90 via eth0
> Oct 15 10:24:57 dblab dhcpd: DHCPACK on x.105.102.90 to
> 00:00:c7:00:34:90 via eth0
>
> So the server is reporting a request and an offer in the log.
> FYI: I am using ISC DHCP Server 2.0pl5
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> >Joseph,
> >
> >Is it possible that the client is getting a response
> >from some other dhcp server on the net ?
> >
> >I really should change the dhclient script in the initrd,
> >to report the IP address of the dhcp server that offered
> >the dhcp info.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Jim McQuillan
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> >
> >On Tue, 15 Oct 2002, Joseph Kezar wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>I am getting this message when I try to boot the client:
> >>ERROR! No root-path. Check your DHCP configuration, to make sure
> >> that option root-path is specified.
> >>
> >>And I am certain that it is specified(option root-path). I even tried
> >>to manually mount that directory from another box on the network.
> >>
> >>I have recently changed from one server to another(newer, better ltsp
> >>server). The previous ltsp server ran fine. And the dhcpd.conf file is
> >>practically unchanged from the old server. Except for a couple of IP
> >>address changes to reflect the new server's IP.
> >> The dhcpd.conf file is as follows:
> >>
> >>default-lease-time 21600;
> >>max-lease-time 21600;
> >>
> >>option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
> >>option broadcast-address x.105.102.255;
> >>option routers x.105.102.32;
> >>option domain-name-servers x.105.102.27;
> >>option domain-name "mydomainname";
> >>option root-path "x.105.102.32:/opt/ltsp/i386";
> >>
> >>shared-network WORKSTATIONS {
> >> subnet x.105.102.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
> >> }
> >>}
> >>
> >>group {
> >> use-host-decl-names on;
> >> option log-servers x.105.102.32;
> >>
> >> host ws001 {
> >> hardware ethernet 00:00:00:CB:34:90;
> >> fixed-address x.105.102.90;
> >> filename "/lts/vmlinuz-2.4.19-ltsp-1";
> >> }
> >>}
> >>
> >>
> >>
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