[K12OSN] Searching for server (DHCP)

[Debbie Schiel]

Hi Tim,

Thanks for the comments. I am now using an etherboot 5.2.5 floppy on the 
newer client machine (not the one with 0.99) but it still searches for the 
server.

I'm going to follow other suggestions now and just work with one network 
card on the server.

Debbie

----Original Message Follows----
From: Timothy Legge <tlegge at rogers.com>
Reply-To: tlegge at rogers.com,"Support list for opensource software in 
schools." <k12osn at redhat.com>
To: nospam at debstar.com,"Support list for opensource software in schools." 
<k12osn at redhat.com>
Subject: RE: [K12OSN] Searching for server (DHCP)
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 22:48:42 -0300

On Fri, 2004-08-27 at 22:23, Debbie Schiel wrote:
 > and did a search on google for the PXE-E52 error
 > and got http://riv-mail.mesd.k12.or.us/mailarchives/k12ltspdig/306.html
 > where the writer says: "What version of pxe does
 > your client have? I've had success with 2.0 but not with .99."
 >
 > My client has .99

Yes, I have not had luck with 0.99.  Typically you can get an update to
load onto the card.  If it is the bios pxe, upgrading  the bios will
normally upgrade pxe.

 > Etherboot 5.0.1
 > found VIA 6102 at 0xE800, ROM address 0x0000
 > probing... [VIA 86C100 lrhine.c  V1.0.0 2000-01-07
 > IO address E800 Ethernet Address: 0x00:0x0E:0XA6:0X65:0XE2:0X29
 > Analyzing media type, this will take several seconds... ok
 > Linespeed=100Mbs Fullduplex
 > Searching for server (DHCP)...

Etherboot 5.0 is extraordinarily old.  Please go to romomatic.net and
download the latest release.

 > ARG!!!!
 > ok so it is not a problem with the client, yes?
 > I am going to try buy a new switch and a new network card to cancel out
 > those two as possible problems.
 > I know it shouldn't be this difficult... I think I must be missing 
something
 > very obvious... So I will keep on until I get it right!

The age of the boot code may be your issue.  Update it and let me know
your results.

Tim


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