I just want you to know that I'm using an existing
dhcp server(I didnt set up any) do i need to do
anything extra to integrate systemimager onto the
existing dhcp server?
I still dont get instructions to start the autoinstall
at the boot menu of the target box.
--- John Jolet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> the pxe boot works thusly: dhcp server gives the
> machine an ip address, and
> points it to the pxe boot server...this server
> (usually the dhcp serve) runs
> tfpt, you have information in the /tftpboot
> directory that loads a kernel and
> initrd file, and that file contains instructions to
> start the autoinstall
> script, which it rsyncs from the imager server.
> On Friday 07 October 2005 09:20, Jide Osatuyi wrote:
> > I have decided to boot the client from the
> network.I
> > configured the pxe using the mkbootserver utility
> > successfully, but when i boot the target client
> and
> > select "intergrated NIC" from the boot menu I dont
> see
> > anywhere to upload the image from the image
> server.
> >
> > --- John Jolet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > and that ip address in the error message is the
> same
> > > one you just typed and
> > > got success with in the previous test?
> > >
> > > On Friday 07 October 2005 08:25, Jide Osatuyi
> wrote:
> > > > "rsync: failed to connect to
> "***.**.**.***(dhcp
> > >
> > > ip
> > >
> > > > address)" caonnection refused"
> > > > "rsync error:error in socket IO (code 10) at
> > > > clientserver.c(83) Killing off running
> processes"
> > > >
> > > > --- John Jolet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > what exactly is the error you're getting
> when it
> > > > > fails again?
> > > > >
> > > > > On Friday 07 October 2005 08:05, Jide
> Osatuyi
> > >
> > > wrote:
> > > > > > I did and I could get the list of
> available
> > > > >
> > > > > modules on
> > > > >
> > > > > > the server from the target box.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- John Jolet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > > > On Friday 07 October 2005 07:46, Jide
> > >
> > > Osatuyi
> > >
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > I checked and the service is running
> and
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "LISTENING"
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > as well.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I meant the test where you do rsync
> > >
> > > servername::
> > > > > to
> > > > >
> > > > > > > get the list of available
> > > > > > > modules. do this from the target after
> it
> > >
> > > dies.
> > >
> > > > > > > this will tell us if the
> > > > > > > target can actually talk rsync to rsync
> with
> > >
> > > the
> > >
> > > > > > > server.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > --- John Jolet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Friday 07 October 2005 07:21,
> Jide
> > > > >
> > > > > Osatuyi
> > > > >
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > I'm sorry please disregard the
> last
> > > > >
> > > > > message.I
> > > > >
> > > > > > > > > could
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > ping the target box from the image
> > >
> > > server
> > >
> > > > > and
> > > > >
> > > > > > > I
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > cana
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > do same from the target box too.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > then you can disregard my answer :)
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > so with the target host in this
> failed
> > >
> > > mode,
> > >
> > > > > > > what
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > happens when you repeat the
> > > > > > > > > tests we ran before with rsync?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > --- John Jolet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 2005-10-06 at 08:33
> -0700,
> > >
> > > Jide
> > >
> > > > > > > Osatuyi
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > i got ***.**.**.167
> > > > > > > > > > > > I don't know how to ping
> another
> > >
> > > box
> > >
> > > > > from
> > > > >
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > other.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > "ping ***.**.***.***" of other
> box.
> > >
> > > the
> > >
> > > > > > > parts
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > you
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > masked above HAVE to
> > > > > > > > > > > be the same between the two
> boxes.
> > >
> > > if
> > >
> > > > > you
> > > > >
> > > > > > > boot
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > target into windows,
> > > > > > > > > > > you can use the device manager
> to
> > >
> > > find
> > >
> > > > > out
> > > > >
> > > > > > > what
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > it
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > is.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > I dont know how to identify
> the
> > >
> > > nic
> > >
> > > > > either
> > > > >
> > > > > > > > > from
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > ifconfig information i have
> here.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > --- John Jolet
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >
> > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 2005-10-06 at 07:51
> > >
>
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