Re: [K12OSN] Urgent - Help Needed

[Bob Karschnia <bobk mn rr com>]

I followed the troubleshooting guide verbatim and DHCP appears to be up and 
running but nothing is logged in to the messages file.


On Saturday 15 November 2003 04:08 pm, Jim Hays wrote:
> This if from the K12LTSP web site:
>
> ----------------------
>
> The first step in trouble shooting is to make sure your client is getting
> an IP number. You can watch this process by tailing the messages file on
> the server while the client boots: tail -f /var/log/messages
>
> Once the client has an ip number it will then continue booting and ask for
> its operating system from the server. There are two protocols for doing
> this, bootp and PXE. The dhcpd.conf file is configured to answer both kinds
> of requests.
> ----------------------------
>
> Use the tail program from the server when the clients are booting.
>
> Quoting Bob Karschnia <bobk mn rr com>:
> > Their are two different NICs.  One is a 3Com 3c905-TPO100 and the other
> > is a
> >
> > Netgear FA311.  It is odd that both exhibit the same problem.
> >
> > The bootup of the two different clients look normal.  The ROM image seems
> > to
> >
> > find the cards and then sits there searching for the server.  The client
> > does
> >
> > not appear to be sending a request as witnessed by the lack of input in
> > the
> >
> > log file.
> >
> > It looks like the boot floppy is working but is there any way to prove
> > that?
> >
> > On Saturday 15 November 2003 03:23 pm, Christopher K. Johnson wrote:
> > > Bob Karschnia wrote:
> > > >I brought my server from home and installed it in a lab for a test at
> >
> > the
> >
> > > >local school.  Booted up 12 computers under IceWM and and the school
> > > > was excited.
> > > >
> > > >They have decided to set up a small lab to do some teacher evaluation.
> > > > The board is meeting on Tues (18th) and I like to be able to report a
> > > > success by then, hence the urgency.
> > > >
> > > >Detalis of the problem:
> > > >	Standard config ... nothing unusual, server, 2 nics in server, hub,
> > > > and only 4 computers (starting small).
> > > >	Server is up and running.
> > > >	Clients will not boot from floopies
> > > >	Hangs up at "Searching for server (DHCP) ......."
> > > >	Same problems using multiple NICs on the various computers
> > > >	Ran all trouble shooting tests on LTSP web page and everything looks
> > > > ok
> > > >
> > > >Did two addtional tests
> > > >	Test DHCP by booting the clinets under windows ... addresses supplied
> >
> > to
> >
> > > >windows terminals successfully - DHCP appears to be running.
> > > >	Rebooted DHCP to get a clean start
> > > >		Verified log and no requests come across on floppy boot
> > > >		Remove floppy and boot under windows, request shows up in log
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >I know it is in the clients but I have no idea what to do ...
> > > > HELP!!!!!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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> > >
> > > Sure sounds like the client is not finding and initializing the NIC.
> > >
> > > What kind of NIC card in the clients?  And what messages in client at
> > > boot before the dhcp failure?
> > >
> > > What image do you have on the boot floppy?
> >
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> Jim Hays
> Technology Director
> Monticello CUSD#25
> Monticello, IL  61856
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