Hi Chad:

I would re-create the image with multicasting=off - perhaps that is
causing issues.

Also, how many nodes are you trying to install at once?  Do the nodes
have more than one nic or just one each?

Cheers,

Bernard 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chad J Dupuis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 15:31
> To: Bernard Li
> Subject: RE: [Oscar-users] DHCP Client failures after PXE Boot
> 
> Hello Bernard,
> 
> I'm not sure why it is asking again either...  when I create 
> the client image I'm assuming I want IP Assignment Method = 
> DHCP; Multicasting= On; and Post Install Action = Reboot.  
> Our boot order is floppy,cd,network,harddrive
> 
> 
> 
> Quoting Bernard Li <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> 
> > Hey Chad:
> >  
> > Oh okay I didn't realize that you actually got it to pxe-boot.
> >  
> > So your node pxe-boot, loaded the images and it just bombed 
> out with 
> > the message?  I don't understand why it would try to get an 
> ip address 
> > again when it has already gotten one...
> >  
> > Did you set your client nodes to reboot after it finishes imaging?  
> > And do you have 'network' as the first boot order now?
> >  
> > Cheers,
> >  
> > Bernard
> > 
> > 
> > ________________________________
> > 
> >     From: Chad Dupuis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> >     Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 15:11
> >     To: Bernard Li
> >     Subject: Re: [Oscar-users] DHCP Client failures after PXE Boot
> >     
> >     
> >     Yes, it's all setup up and running ok.  If I watch 
> /var/log/messages 
> > I see that when the machines boots off the network it is given its 
> > appropriate address 192.168.0.2 (the server is .1) and then 
> the tftp 
> > messages show up and the client starts loading the image - 
> then later 
> > (the messages I sent before) it is asking for another address but I 
> > don't see anything in /var/log/messages after that?
> >     
> >     
> >     Cheers,
> >     
> >     -Chad
> >     """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
> >     Chad J. Dupuis - MIT Academic Computing
> >     Faculty Liaison Windows Specialist
> >     N42-040q - o:x3-1783 - c:617.201.6621
> >         http://web.mit.edu/acs/windows/
> >     """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
> > 
> > 
> >     Bernard Li wrote: 
> > 
> >             Hey Chad:
> >             
> >             On your headnode, did you set up dhcpd?  There 
> is a button in that 
> > step
> >             to 'Set up DHCP server'.
> >             
> >             Give that a go.
> >             
> >             Cheers,
> >             
> >             Bernard
> >             
> >               
> > 
> >                     -----Original Message-----
> >                     From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> >                     [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > On Behalf Of 
> >                     Chad Dupuis
> >                     Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 14:49
> >                     To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >                     Subject: [Oscar-users] DHCP Client 
> failures after PXE Boot
> >                     
> >                     Hello,
> >                     
> >                     I now have oscar up and running and am 
> at the stage where I'm
> >                     trying to get my clients to load the 
> image.  The PXE boot
> >                     fine and start downloading the image 
> and then I get this:
> >                     
> >                     start_network
> >                     IP Address not set by local.cfg.  I 
> will use DHCP.
> >                     
> >                     sleep 0:  This is to give your switch 
> (if you're using one)
> >                     time to recognize.....
> >                     
> >                     dhcpclient
> >                     .....
> >                     
> >                     eth0:  Setting half-duplex based on 
> auto-negoitated partner
> >                     ability 0000.
> >                     Listening on LPF/eth0/00:40.....
> >                     Sending on LPF/eth0/00:40......
> >                     Listing on LPF/lo/<null>
> >                     Sending on LPF/lo/<null>
> >                     Sending on Socket/fallback/fallback-net
> >                     DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 
> port 67 interval 5 ..., 
> > etc.
> >                     
> >                     Then,
> >                     No DHCPOFFERS received.
> >                     No working leases in persistent 
> database - sleeping.
> >                     
> >                     I couldn't configure the network 
> interface using DHCP....
> >                     
> >                     
> >                     Any ideas on why it cannot get an address here? 
> >                     
> >                     --
> >                     Cheers,
> >                     
> >                     -Chad
> >                     MIT Academic Computing
> >                     
> >                     
> >                     
> >                     
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