e1000 still

[Hegge, Johnathan]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: James_Martin at ao.uscourts.gov 
> [mailto:James_Martin at ao.uscourts.gov] 
> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 8:52 AM
> To: Discussion list about Kickstart
> Subject: Re: e1000 still
> 
> I agree.  The less hacking the better.  Red Hat could easily 
> put a sleep 
> variable in the init.c that is set at the syslinux command 
> line.  Have you 
> type something like:
> 
> linux network_wait=30

I think spanning tree can take up to 45 seconds (Cisco gurus can
correct) and I've often seen it take some time.  It is a good idea.  

> 
> That parameter would then be passed to init which would then wait the 
> specified amount of time.  Changing your network configuration to 
> accommodate a operating system install is ridiculous.

I completely agree.  Turning off spanning tree could cause further
problems, even if not related directly to the RH server.  Add a few
aging hubs in the topology and turn off spanning tree, then just start
counting until the network gets knocked down.  

Instead of turning off spanning tree, I'd turn on portfast and add storm
control as well -- at least to protect the servers from ill-behaved
clients.  

> 
> Jeremy/Paul, opinions?
> 
> 
> James
> 
> 
> James S. Martin, RHCE
> Contractor
> Administrative Office of the United States Courts
> Washington, DC
> (202) 502-2394
> 
> kickstart-list-bounces at redhat.com wrote on 03/21/2005 07:42:13 PM:
> 
> > On Mon, 2005-03-21 at 15:29, James_Martin at ao.uscourts.gov wrote:
> > > This is an age old problem going back to my RH 7.2 days. 
> > 
> > Yes, this is old news, hashed over on several lists, in 
> many threads. 
> > James solution may help the original post-er to this thread, who was
> > doing remote installs, with no access to the switches. 
> > 
> > The point, or mine anyway, is that hacking the code or 
> having to modify
> > switch configurations to be able to install the OS, are poor
> > alternatives to be faced with.  How is this not a problem 
> with anaconda,
> > and why hasn't RedHat owned it / fixed it? 
> > 
> > -Ed 
> > 
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