[rhn-users] RHEL 4 WS install from FTP problem in kickstart

[Grant Street]

You can define which NIC is the ethernet device the kickstart usses to 
do the install using "ksdevice=ethX" as a kernel option. eg
from the install cd boot prompt type
linux ks=http://kickstart.example.com/ks.cfg ksdevice=eth0

At least you will be able cable the machines the same but have a 
slightly different boot string for each install

Grant
luxun wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I solve the problem.
> 
> Because my host has 2 NIC, A and B.
> In RHEL 3, NIC A is defined as eth0, NIC B is defined as eth1.
> In RHEL 4, NIC A is defined as eth1, NIC B is defined as eth0.
> 
> Connect all the NIC with wire, the installation will continue.
> 
> Thanks a lot.
> 
> 2006/2/9, luxun <luxun6 at gmail.com <mailto:luxun6 at gmail.com>>:
> 
>     Hi,
> 
>     My DHCP server and client host are in the same subnet. My router is
>     summit.
>     The client host can use old OS bootup and get a IP address from my
>     DHCP server.
> 
>     I try my kickstart CD and RedHat installation CD as following:
>     1.Install from FTP by DHCP
>     2.Install from FTP by static IP
> 
>     All of them are failed for network problem.
>     The installation has any different between RHEL 3 and RHEL 4?
>     I can use RHEL 3 kickstart CD to install from my FTP in the same
>     environment.
> 
>     Thanks!
> 
>     2006/2/7, Mansour, Michael <michael.mansour at hp.com
>     <mailto:michael.mansour at hp.com>>:
> 
>         Hi,
>          
>         Just make sure your server is on the same subnet (and connected
>         via the same vlan or switch) as the dhcp server, it will then be
>         able to receive a DHCP address.
>          
>         The only other issues I've seen with this is if you're using
>         Cisco routers/switches, on some of them you need to enable the
>         portfast setting (which by default is disabled), otherwise the
>         dhcp client times out.
>          
>         Regards,
>          
>         Michael.
> 
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>         *Subject:* [rhn-users] RHEL 4 WS install from FTP problem in
>         kickstart
> 
>         I am trying to use kickstart to install RHEL 4 WS from my FTP.
>         The problems are following:
> 
>         1. client host can not get DHCP server response.
>         Press Alt+F3, the message is:
>         "pump told us: NO DHCP reply received.
>         eth0 isn't a wireless adaptor"
> 
>         I sure my DHCP server is work.
>         The client host can used it's old OS to get IP address from DHCP
>         server.
> 
>         2. client host can not use static IP to install.
>         After client host get IP from DHCP failed. I tried to use static
>         IP to install from FTP. The client host did not connect to FTP
>         server.
>         Press Alt+F3, the message is:
>         "reverse name lookup failed"
> 
>         I sure the client host can connect to FTP server by it's old OS.
> 
>         3. can not use installation disk to install from FTP.
>         I used installation CD to install from FTP. It can not get IP
>         address from DHCP server and can not use static IP to connect
>         from FTP too.
> 
>         I have try 3 version installation disk(original, update 1 and
>         update 2).
>         The 3 versions are the same problem.
> 
>         Have any idea? Thanks!
> 
>         PS: The same way on RHEL 3 WS is ok.
> 
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