<!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"> hi Rick Thanks for your time : <div class="moz-signature"> Plz find the details just below to your reply.. </div> Rick Stevens wrote: <blockquote cite="mid1174672088.5920.76.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com" type="cite"> <pre wrap="">On Fri, 2007-03-23 at 12:55 +0530, Alok Pandey wrote: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Hi linux Gurus, I am trying to configure a network installation server on CentOS(2.6.9). </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> No, it's CentOS 4.something. The kernel is 2.6.9-something. Please be clear... there are major differences between the different CentOS versions. </pre> </blockquote> Server : Centos 4.3 final kernel (2.6.9-34.El) CLient : Centos 4.3 final kernel (2.6.-34.el) <blockquote cite="mid1174672088.5920.76.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com" type="cite"> <pre wrap=""></pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">The point where i stucked is . The client is not able to find my dhcp server. The steps which i have taken is: 1) copy all the 4 cd disk to /data/network-install/x86/CentOs/RPM 2) copy all the 4 cd image to /data/network-install/x86/CentOs/ISO 3)configured NFS as (in /etc/exportfs) /data/network *(ro,sync) 4)configured ftp as anon_root=/data/network-install/x86/CentOs/RPM 5) Configured dhcp server by putting mac address ,hostname and ip. </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> Are you sure you started the DHCP daemon, dhcpd? </pre> </blockquote> Yes: i have restarted the dhcpd service. <blockquote cite="mid1174672088.5920.76.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com" type="cite"> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Now after booting the client with CentOs 1st cd and choosing te option :- 1) Lan Boot results: perfect (i.e it get the ip same address as mentioned in Dhcp) 2) linux askmethod a) Dynamic Ip by dhcp results:- fail with error Pump Told us : no dhcp reply recived. </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> Hell, the installer still uses pump? Jeeze! </pre> </blockquote> What do mean by 'still uses pump' ?? <blockquote cite="mid1174672088.5920.76.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com" type="cite"> <pre wrap=""> </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap=""> b) static ip results:- proceed , but failed to mount the nfs share and anonymous dir shared by the server. </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> This sounds like a firewall issue to me. Get on the server and verify that you've opened the firewall for NFS and DHCP. </pre> </blockquote> Yes : their is no firewall on the server .(i.e iptable is stoped) <blockquote cite="mid1174672088.5920.76.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com" type="cite"> <pre wrap=""></pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Hope the above Information will clear my situation . I am not getting any way around, can any one show me a light. Any suggestion is welcome. One thing i will like to mention here is that after installation , client find my dhcp successfully . and also </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> And also....what? It's odd that after installation dhclient finds the dhcp server, but not before. Again, this could be a firewall issue and you're not actually using DHCP but a fixed IP. </pre> </blockquote> I know is odd but its happening . and i am getting the pump error when ever i used the dhcp option at installation time. Firewall is off on server . Dhcp server is configured as, ip range 50-100 is reserved for laptop(i.e they always get different ip when plugged) and rest machines are hardcore with their mac address. Can you suggest me were do i look for the fault. <blockquote cite="mid1174672088.5920.76.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com" type="cite"> <pre wrap="">---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:rstevens@internap.com">rstevens@internap.com</a> - - VitalStream, Inc. <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.vitalstream.com">http://www.vitalstream.com</a> - - - - Try to look unimportant. The bad guys may be low on ammo. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Redhat-install-list mailing list <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Redhat-install-list@redhat.com">Redhat-install-list@redhat.com</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list</a> To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:redhat-install-list-request@redhat.com">redhat-install-list-request@redhat.com</a> Subject: unsubscribe </pre> </blockquote> </body> </html>