<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> I also use the same Dell switch for my LTSP install. I had the same DHCP failure until I set every port in the Dell switch to fast link. The switch is checking for spanning tree redundant links or circular paths. thus by the time the switch is done its checking, the dhcp has given up and quit. Set all the ports connected to end devices to fast link ... under the spanning tree configuration ... and life will be good again. Joe Guenther LANtech - Chinook's Edge School Div. Dan Young wrote: <blockquote cite="mid45524919.1070202@mesd.k12.or.us" type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Shane Sammons wrote: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Well it seems i found the problem...now I need someone's help with why. The switch is actually a Dell Power Connect 3324. It is working fine, however it </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap="">... </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">01-Jan-2000 01:02:09 %TFTP-A-TftpTxERROR: An error message was sent: 0 <Closed </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.google.com/search?q=TFTP+A+TftpTxERROR">http://www.google.com/search?q=TFTP+A+TftpTxERROR</a> The only hits are on the Dell forums in regards to failed TFTP uploads to the switch itself. Does the IP of the switch conflict with the IP of the terminal? </pre> </blockquote> </body> </html>