It seems that we have a real problem here. This is how it goes: PXE boot works fine, including DHCP. During kernel boot dhcpd fails to obtain the IP address.
Summary of the story so far: Leonid Dubinsky reports this problem on LTSP 4.2, kernel 2.6.17.3-ltsp-1 on HP t5525. Replies from the DHCP server are being sent but the client behaves as if it never gets them. Kernel 2.6.16.1-ltsp-2 works fine. Jim McQuillan suggested a BIOS upgrade for t5525. So far, no pointers to such an updated BIOS. John McMonagle reports the same problem using t5525 with LTSP 4.1 and 2.6 kernel, success with LTSP 4.1 and 2.4 kernel or LTSP 4.2 and 2.6 kernel. Mikhail Pokidko reports the same problem with different network hardware. Robert Bottomley says this problem started installing LTSP 4.2 and describes a workaround he uses: a D-Link switch between the thin client and the network. Ralph P. says that the same workaround (intermediate D-Link switch) cleared intermittent network problems for him. The problems stemmed from the autonegotiation failure between the NIC and the switch. Forcing the NIC into full-duplex mode cleared the problem. If there is a way to force the NIC into full-duplex mode through kernel boot parameters, please tell me, and I'll make the experiments: older of the two LTSP kernels I have works. Any thoughts on how to proceed now? -- Leonid Dubinsky ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
