My DHCP config, was running RH7.1, now running on gentoo, works a treat on
both, except for rtl8139 PXE bugs that won't boot from a named bootfile, only
the default one :(.
allow booting;
allow bootp;
ddns-update-style interim;
one-lease-per-client on;
# Setup pxelinux space
option space pxelinux;
option pxelinux.magic code 208 = string;
option pxelinux.configfile code 209 = text;
option pxelinux.pathprefix code 210 = text;
option pxelinux.reboottime code 211 = unsigned integer 32;
default-lease-time 86400;
max-lease-time 604800;
# DDNS update information for updating the zone file, booting 2k boxen :)
key DHCP_UPDATER {
algorithm XXX;
secret XXX;
};
zone dvallcoll.vic.edu.au. {
primary 10.75.177.10;
key DHCP_UPDATER;
}
zone 176.75.10.in-addr.arpa. {
primary 10.75.177.10;
key DHCP_UPDATER;
}
zone 177.75.10.in-addr.arpa. {
primary 10.75.177.10;
key DHCP_UPDATER;
}
# Find Clients that are booting PXE, not 2k, I don't care though.
class "pxeclients" {
match if substring(option vendor-class-identifier, 0, 9) =
"PXEClient";
option vendor-class-identifier "PXEClient";
site-option-space "pxelinux";
next-server 10.75.176.20;
option pxelinux.magic f1:00:74:7e;
if exists dhcp-parameter-request-list {
append dhcp-parameter-request-list 208, 209, 210, 211;
}
# Auto boot and build option, sets boot file to a shortened mac address.
# Doesn't work with rtl8139 PXE stack. works with all the e100b cards.
option pxelinux.configfile =
concat("pxelinux.cfg/",suffix(binary-to-ascii(16, 8, "", hardware),8));
filename "pxelinux.0";
}
#Actual subnet definition.
subnet 10.75.176.0 netmask 255.255.254.0
{
pool {
range 10.75.176.40 10.75.176.200;
range 10.75.177.40 10.75.177.200;
option broadcast-address 10.75.177.255;
option routers 10.75.177.1;
option subnet-mask 255.255.254.0;
option domain-name "dvallcoll.vic.edu.au";
option domain-name-servers 10.75.177.10;
allow members of "pxeclients";
allow unknown clients;
}
}
basically most of that is from the syslinux page, and some stuff thrown in
from the dhcp manual. I've added some comments to hopefully make it a bit
easier.
On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 02:01 am, Delgado, Ed wrote:
> Ok, a little progress but not what you would expect. Updated the BIOS and
> made changes to the protocol.ini with no success. On a hunch, I plugged
> the system onto our Windows Network (we have two separate networks, one
> Windows and one *nix). The Windows Network run DHCP on an NT system, and
> it worked fine. Which led me back to this obscure gem from Microsoft
> posted in 2001.
>
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com
>: 80/support/kb/articles/Q179/2/38.ASP&NoWebContent=1
>
> Since we are using a "third-party (ie. non-microsoft) DHCP server" we put
> in the two options mentioned into dhcpd.conf and restarted. However it
> still hangs on getting an address.
>
> However, since it worked with the e100b.img on the Windows network, i'm
> confident that the problem lays somewhere in my linux dhcp configuration.
> has anyone been successful using linux dhcp on redhat7.2 to perform an
> unattended install? If so, could you share your dhcpd.conf file for
> comparison. Here's our current setup:
>
> shared-network eth1 {
>
> subnet 172.30.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
> #eth1 dynamic_start#
> range 172.30.1.162 172.30.1.180;
> filename "/tftpboot/pxelinux.0";
> next-server 172.30.1.161;
> option dhcp-server-identifier 172.30.1.161;
> option option-128 E4:45:74:68:00:00;
> option option-160 "timeout=5:default=195";
> option option-193
> "eepro100:::/tftpboot/xcat/stage.nbi:::console
> =ttyS1,9600 stage2 eepro100";
> option option-194
> "pcnet32:::/tftpboot/xcat/stage.nbi:::console=
> ttyS1,9600 stage2 pcnet32";
> option option-195
> "autodetect:::/tftpboot/xcat/stage.nbi:::conso
> le=ttyS1,9600 stage2 eb";
> #eth1 dynamic_end#
>
> default-lease-time -1;
> option routers 172.30.1.161;
> option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
> option nis-domain "NA";
> option domain-name "[actualdomainname.com]";
> (removed for maillist posting)
> option domain-name-servers 172.30.1.161;
> option time-offset -5;
>
> option dhcp-rebinding-time 300;
> option dhcp-renewal-time 300;
>
> host feydpv07 {
> hardware ethernet 00:09:6B:58:2C:DC;
> fixed-address 172.30.1.177;
> filename "/tftpboot/pxelinux.0";
> option dhcp-server-identifier 172.30.1.161;
> next-server 172.30.1.161;
> }
> } #172.30.1.0/255.255.255.0 subnet_end#
>
> } #eth1 network_end#
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick J. LoPresti [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 10:51 AM
> To: Delgado, Ed
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [Unattended] RE: TCPTSR.EXE doesn't obtain address
>
>
> It definitely sounds like the IRQ is wrong.
>
> OK, from the top :-).
>
> I see Intel released a new e100b driver in March. I have updated
> Unattended for the next release, and uploaded the new e100b.img to
> <http://unattended.sourceforge.net/testing/>. It is probably the same
> as what you already have, but please try it out just in case.
>
> Next, I suggest making sure your Compaq's BIOS is flashed to the most
> recent release. The IRQ auto-detection is supposed to "just work",
> but it depends on some interaction between the driver and the BIOS.
>
> If you look at the message printed during "net initialize /dynamic",
> it should show the I/O address and IRQ which was probed. If you can
> set the card's IRQ in the BIOS, you could force it to use that value.
> Some BIOSes allow this; some do not.
>
> If none of that works, or if you are loathe to muck with your hardware
> in this way, try editing net\protocol.ini on the boot disk. Add a
> line like this to the [GEN_NDIS] section:
>
> IRQ = 9
>
> Try 9, 0xA, 0xB, and 0xC first. Then try 10, 11, and 12 :-).
>
> (I am not 100% sure of this syntax. I am not even sure that the e100b
> driver supports forcing the IRQ. But it is probably worth a try.)
>
> - Pat
>
> "Delgado, Ed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > Patrick,
> >
> > Thanks for the reply, so to answer your questions:
> >
> > - So "net initialize /dynamic" loads the e100b driver and correctly
> > identifies the network card?
> >
> > Yes, it loads the e100b driver successfully and proceeds to netbind
> > and tcptsr. I also tried using the e100b drivers downloaded directly
> > from IBM and Intel. Neither has worked.
> >
> > - Does this system have multiple NICs? If so, you might try disabling
> > one of them in the BIOS.
> >
> > Yes, the system has two NICs. I have tried disabling them in the
> > BIOS, doing one then the other but still no luck. I will try it again to
> > make sure I didn't mess something up. But i'm pretty sure that failed
>
> too.
>
> > - Do things hang permanently, or do they eventually time out with an
> > error message? (If so, what message?)
> >
> > Yes, they just hang. The line reads "Initializing TCP/IP via
> > DHCP..."
>
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