I'm trying to move from an ltsp network running on an old Redhat 7.1
based server to a Libranet 2.8.1 based server and ltsp-3.0.  The
hardware (server and workstations) are not changing.  My workstations
all have the same ISA NE2000 network cards purchased from
DisklessWorkstations.com back in 1999.  I'm trying to use Jason Pattie's
trick of 'Etherboot loading Etherboot', but tftpd is choking trying to
load ne2000.rom.nbi.

When I try to boot a workstation, /var/log/daemon.log says

V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V
Feb 22 21:00:00 XXXX in.tftpd[1021]: connect from 192.168.0.13
Feb 22 21:00:00 XXXX tftpd[1022]: tftpd: trying to get file:
/tftpboot/lts/ne2000.rom.nbi
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and the workstation says

V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V
My IP 192.168.0.13, Server IP 192.168.0.200, GW IP 192.168.0.200
Loading /tftpboot/lts/ne2000.rom.nbi... TFTP Error 2 (Access Violation)
Unable to load file.
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I indeed have ne2000.rom.nbi in /tftpboot/lts/, and it's permissions
are 644.


The output of 'iptables --list' is

V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V
Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination
 
Chain FORWARD (policy DROP)
target     prot opt source               destination
 
Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination
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My hosts.allow file is

V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V
## LTS-begin ##
 
#
# The lines between the 'LTS-begin' and the 'LTS-end' were added
# on: Sat Nov 29 21:03:48 EST 2003 by the ltsp installation script.
# For more information, visit the ltsp homepage
# at http://www.ltsp.org
#
 
bootpd:    0.0.0.0
in.tftpd:  192.168.0.
portmap:   192.168.0.
mountd:    192.168.0.
 
## LTS-end ##
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My /etc/dhcp3/dhcpd.conf file looks like

V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V
ddns-update-style none;
                                                                        
       
default-lease-time            21600;
max-lease-time                21600;
                                                                        
       
                                                                        
       
option subnet-mask            255.255.255.0;
option broadcast-address      192.168.0.255;
option routers                192.168.0.200;
option domain-name-servers    192.168.0.200;
option domain-name            "XXXX.XXXX";
option root-path              "192.168.0.200:/opt/ltsp/i386";
option option-128 code 128 = string;
option option-129 code 129 = text;
                                                                        
       
                                                                        
       
shared-network WORKSTATIONS {
    subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
    }
}
                                                                        
       
group   {
    use-host-decl-names       on;
    option log-servers        192.168.0.200;

<snip ...>
 
    host ws013 {
        hardware ethernet     XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX;
        fixed-address         192.168.0.13;
        option option-128       e4:45:74:68:00:00;
        option option-129       "NIC=ne IO=0x300";
        if substring (option vendor-class-identifier, 0, 9) =
"Etherboot" {
            filename "/tftpboot/lts/vmlinuz-2.4.22-ltsp-1";
        }
        else {
            filename "/tftpboot/lts/ne2000.rom.nbi";
        }
    }
}
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I got my ne2000.rom.nbi file from another ltsp network I built
back in 2002.  I haven't tried to rebuild it since it looks like
a permissions problem to me (Access Violation error message on the
workstation).

I'm afraid I've hit the wall with why my workstations don't have
access to ne2000.rom.nbi and would appreciate any comments from
someone smarter than myself.

Thanks for any help.

Gary


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