[K12OSN] Searching for server (DHCP)

[Debbie Schiel]

Thanks Bimal,

I've tried it...
[root at server root]# service iptables stop
Flushing firewall rules:                                   [  OK  ]
Setting chains to policy ACCEPT: nat filter                [  OK  ]
Unloading iptables modules:                                [  OK  ]

and then restarted the client but it is still searching & sleeping!!!
:o(

Is it maybe the client's network card?
>3Com Fast EtherLink XL 10.100Mb TX Ethernet NIC (3C905-TX)

If you have anymore ideas, I'll give them a go.

Thanks again,

Debbie

----Original Message Follows----
From: bimal pandit <bimalp at indoasian.com>
Reply-To: "Support list for opensource software in schools." 
<k12osn at redhat.com>
To: nospam at debstar.com,"software in schools." Support list for opensource 
<k12osn at redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [K12OSN] Searching for server (DHCP)
Date: 27 Aug 2004 11:15:39 +0530

yes,

stop iptables !!

you can do by any of theses

service iptables stop

/etc/rc.d/init.d/iptables stop

iptables -F

hope this will help

regards,

bimal pandit

On Fri, 2004-08-27 at 11:04, Debbie Schiel wrote:
 > Thanks to TP, Sudev, and Andrew for helpful hints and general education 
(!)
 >
 > Here's where I am now at -
 >
 > re-installed K12LTSP after putting in the second network card
 > eth0 & eth1 now both active
 >
 > have one ethernet cable supplying web to the server
 > and a second cable running from the server to ethernet switch 10/100MBps
 > and a third cable running from the switch to my test client machine.
 >
 > Made a boot floppy using bootrom from rom-o-matic but client finds no
 > server.
 >
 > Some (not all) of the messages on the client screen:
 >
 > DellSystem Optiplex GXa300L EM+
 >
 > Etherboot 5.0.1
 > Found 3Com905-TX at 0xDC80
 > Mac Address = 00:C0:4F:7A:19:71
 > Connectors present: MII
 > Searching for server (DHCP)...
 > <sleep>
 > <sleep>
 >
 > I have visited the LTSP support pages and tried this command
 > netstat -an | grep ":67 "
 > and have confirmed that DHCP is running and listening.
 >
 > I have added my client's mac address to the config file.
 >
 > The next thing on the list to try is
 > ipchains -L -v
 > and reponse is...
 > bash: ipchains: command not found
 >
 > *Could this be a problem?*
 >
 > I also tried
 > iptables -L -v
 > and the response is...
 >
 > Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT 0 packets, 0 bytes)
 > pkts bytes target     prot opt in     out     source
 > destination
 > 4613 3412K RH-Firewall-1-INPUT  all  --  any    any     anywhere
 > anywhere
 >
 > Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT 0 packets, 0 bytes)
 > pkts bytes target     prot opt in     out     source
 > destination
 >     0     0 RH-Firewall-1-INPUT  all  --  any    any     anywhere
 >   anywhere
 >
 > Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT 4314 packets, 2726K bytes)
 > pkts bytes target     prot opt in     out     source
 > destination
 >
 > Chain RH-Firewall-1-INPUT (2 references)
 > pkts bytes target     prot opt in     out     source
 > destination
 > 2662 2503K ACCEPT     all  --  lo     any     anywhere             
anywhere
 >     0     0 ACCEPT     all  --  eth0   any     anywhere             
anywhere
 >     0     0 ACCEPT     icmp --  any    any     anywhere             
anywhere
 >          icmp any
 >     0     0 ACCEPT     ipv6-crypt--  any    any     anywhere
 > anywhere
 >     0     0 ACCEPT     ipv6-auth--  any    any     anywhere
 > anywhere
 > 1923  904K ACCEPT     all  --  any    any     anywhere             
anywhere
 >         state RELATED,ESTABLISHED
 >     0     0 ACCEPT     tcp  --  any    any     anywhere             
anywhere
 >          state NEW tcp dpt:http
 >     0     0 ACCEPT     tcp  --  any    any     anywhere             
anywhere
 >          state NEW tcp dpt:https
 >     0     0 ACCEPT     tcp  --  any    any     anywhere             
anywhere
 >          state NEW tcp dpt:ssh
 >    28  4974 REJECT     all  --  any    any     anywhere             
anywhere
 >          reject-with icmp-host-prohibited
 >
 >
 > *Do I need to be worried about that REJECT at the end?*
 >
 > I've tried plugging the cable into another newer client with another boot
 > floppy but the response is much the same - No server found. Which makes 
me
 > think that it's a problem at the server end.
 >
 > I have webmin up and running if that can help me at all.
 >
 > If anyone can throw some suggestions my way I'd be very grateful.
 > I have a meeting with our principal on Monday and he will want to know 
how
 > the trial is going. I *SO* do not want to give up and go the windows 2003
 > route.
 >
 > Thanks,
 >
 > Debbie
 > --
 > http://www.redeemer.qld.edu.au/
 > http://www.debstar.com/
 >
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