[GLLUG] PXE Install

[Steve Nelson]

On 5/10/05, Mark Williams <mark at aziraphale.homeip.net> wrote:
> > On the server I've set up dhcpd.conf as follows:
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > filename "/tftpboot/pxelinux.0";
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > With tftpd-hpa I have tried various inetd.conf entries, including:
> >
> > tftp           dgram   udp     wait    root  /usr/sbin/tcpd    in.tftpd  -vvvvvv /tftpboot
> > tftp           dgram   udp     wait    root  /usr/sbin/in.tftpd /usr/sbin/in.tftpd  /tftpboot
> > tftp dgram udp wait root /usr/sbin/in.tftpd -s /tftpboot -r blksize
> 
> You are getting inetd to re-read its configuration between changes,
> aren't you?

Yep :)

> I don't know about tftp-hpa, but a dhcpd.conf like yours with NetKit's
> tftpd would be looking for the file /tftpboot/tftpboot/pxelinux.0 in
> your server machine's filesystem.  Try configuring your DHCP client to
> request `pxelinux.0' using the filename only.

Good thinking.... will give that a go in a sec.  Although when I tried
getting pxeboot.0 from the tftp client I got an error about absolute
paths,
 
Testing.....

Syslog says:
May 10 07:39:16 kotov dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:08:c7:f7:68:81 via eth0
May 10 07:39:17 kotov dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 192.168.1.21 to
00:08:c7:f7:68:81 via eth0
May 10 07:39:17 kotov dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.1.21 from
00:08:c7:f7:68:81 via eth0
May 10 07:39:17 kotov dhcpd: DHCPACK on 192.168.1.21 to
00:08:c7:f7:68:81 via eth0
May 10 07:39:21 kotov in.tftpd[27054]: RRQ from 192.168.1.21 filename pxelinux.0
May 10 07:39:21 kotov in.tftpd[27054]: sending NAK (2, Only absolute
filenames allowed) to 192.168.1.21
May 10 07:39:25 kotov in.tftpd[27055]: RRQ from 192.168.1.21 filename pxelinux.0
May 10 07:39:25 kotov in.tftpd[27055]: sending NAK (2, Only absolute
filenames allowed) to 192.168.1.21
May 10 07:39:33 kotov in.tftpd[27056]: RRQ from 192.168.1.21 filename pxelinux.0
May 10 07:39:33 kotov in.tftpd[27056]: sending NAK (2, Only absolute
filenames allowed) to 192.168.1.21
May 10 07:39:45 kotov in.tftpd[27057]: RRQ from 192.168.1.21 filename pxelinux.0
May 10 07:39:45 kotov in.tftpd[27057]: sending NAK (2, Only absolute
filenames allowed) to 192.168.1.21
May 10 07:40:01 kotov in.tftpd[27058]: RRQ from 192.168.1.21 filename pxelinux.0
May 10 07:40:01 kotov in.tftpd[27058]: sending NAK (2, Only absolute
filenames allowed) to 192.168.1.21

Hrm...

Off to work... will try more later.

S.


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