I realized that afer I sent my last message. There is another resident
DHCP server on our network.
So you are most likely correct in that in round #2 it is sending its
request to the wrong DHCP server.
Is there anyway I can modify dhclient to point to a specific DHCP
server(e.g. the servers IP address)?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>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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