Just to check, the default lease time is in seconds, right?. Do you think a big number, like, say, a year could cause a problem?
> Sure thing, > > i've previously posted my conf file here and it is actually still in this > thread if you scroll down, but here is the only change made to the > dhcpd.conf file: > > default-lease-time 7200; > > It was previously set to "default-lease-time -1;" > > which gave it an infinite lease and the system did not like that. > > Also, changing the default least time meant that we could remove these two > lines: > > option dhcp-rebinding-time 300; > option dhcp-renewal-time 300; > > and still get an address without a problem. > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Ehrmann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 2:06 PM > To: Delgado, Ed; 'Russell Smith'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: 'Patrick J. LoPresti' > Subject: Re: [Unattended] RE: TCPTSR.EXE doesn't obtain address > > > Could you post you config file and the changes made? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Delgado, Ed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Delgado, Ed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Russell Smith'" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "'Patrick J. LoPresti'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 8:40 AM > Subject: RE: [Unattended] RE: TCPTSR.EXE doesn't obtain address > > > > woo-hoo, success. Just had to set an actual lease time instead of > infinite > > lease. I'll let you know if we have more progress/problems. Great to get > > that done. Thanks for all your help, especially Patrick and Russell. > > > > Ed > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Delgado, Ed [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 10:47 AM > > To: 'Russell Smith'; Delgado, Ed; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cc: 'Patrick J. LoPresti' > > Subject: RE: [Unattended] RE: TCPTSR.EXE doesn't obtain address > > > > > > Russell, > > > > Thanks for the setup info. Unfortunately my DHCP server matches all those > > settings basically except that we're using infinite-lease-time. Going to > > try changing that and see what happens. Also, because we boot many serves > > on this xcat cluster to linux, we probably wouldn't change the DHCP server > > since we can PXE boot the linux servers without an issue. > > > > Thanks, > > Ed > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Russell Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 6:41 PM > > To: Delgado, Ed; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cc: 'Patrick J. LoPresti' > > Subject: Re: [Unattended] RE: TCPTSR.EXE doesn't obtain address > > > > > > 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. 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