[Sderby] DHCP and TFTP problem

[Patrick Barber]

Patrick Barber wrote:

>ok.. here is a an extract from my /etc/dhcp.conf
>
><snip>
># Win2k/LTSP workstation
>host hera {
>        next-server 192.168.2.101;
>        filename "/lts/2.4.22-ltsp-2/pxelinux.0";
>        hardware ethernet 00:50:8b:db:82:6d;
>        fixed-address 192.168.2.102;
>        }
></snip>
>
>as you can see, it is also giving it a file name to boot (this is an LTSP 
>client), and a server to boot from. The server to boot from is NOT my DHCP 
>server.
>
>The DHCP server is passing along the correct ip address for the TFTP server 
>this is shown during the boot process but 
>
>However when booting, and running TCPDUMP, the workstation is arping and 
>requesting tftp file from my DHCP server, not from my TFTP server. 
>
>any ideas?
>
>thanks
>  
>
To let you all know, with help from the LTSP irc channel i have sorted 
my problem...PXE expects the boot file on the DHCP server, so the 
kernel, and PXE boot stuff has to be on a TFTP server on the same IP 
address as DHCP server...

regards