There should be no need to force speed/duplex in 2012.
Kaj On Jan 30, 2012, at 15:33, Shabazian, Chip wrote: > This has been covered many times if you search through the archive, or Google > for the presentations I've given at Linuxworld and Red Hat Summit years ago. > You need to force the NIC to speed/duplex. > > Chip > > -----Original Message----- > From: kickstart-list-boun...@redhat.com > [mailto:kickstart-list-boun...@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Petro > Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2012 9:43 PM > To: kickstart-list@redhat.com > Subject: Re: kickstart dhcp issues > > On 1/29/12 08:24 AM, kickstart-list-requ...@redhat.com wrote: >> >> re-configuring the Cisco switch is not an option. i can't seem to find >> the right combination for dhcptimeout, nicdelay, linksleep options. >> ksdevice=eth0 seems not to take effect also. it keeps on asking me to >> select which eth to use > If you can't effect a change in the cisco switch, then it just may not work. > > It's not just a matter of portfast, if you're using vlans (I'm probably going > to screw this up, I'm not as deeply versed in networks as I'd > like) you need to have some sort of dhcp helper line. Cisco's documentation > says: > > """ > To forward the BootP/DHCP request from the client to the DHCP server, the ip > helper-address interface command is used. The IP helper-address can be > configured to forward any UDP broadcast based on UDP port number. > By default, the IP helper-address will forward the following UDP broadcasts: > > * Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) (port 69) > * DNS (port 53), time service (port 37) > * NetBIOS name server (port 137) > * NetBIOS datagram server (port 138) > * Boot Protocol (DHCP/BootP) client and server datagrams (ports 67 and 68) > * Terminal Access Control Access Control System (TACACS) service (port 49) > * IEN-116 name service (port 42) > """ > > You would need a line like "ip helper-address 172.30.23.34". > > I suspect that if you can't modify the switch config at all then you're hosed. > > > _______________________________________________ > Kickstart-list mailing list > Kickstart-list@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This message w/attachments (message) is intended solely for the use of the > intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, > confidential or proprietary. If you are not an intended recipient, please > notify the sender, and then please delete and destroy all copies and > attachments, and be advised that any review or dissemination of, or the > taking of any action in reliance on, the information contained in or attached > to this message is prohibited. > Unless specifically indicated, this message is not an offer to sell or a > solicitation of any investment products or other financial product or > service, an official confirmation of any transaction, or an official > statement of Sender. Subject to applicable law, Sender may intercept, > monitor, review and retain e-communications (EC) traveling through its > networks/systems and may produce any such EC to regulators, law enforcement, > in litigation and as required by law. > The laws of the country of each sender/recipient may impact the handling of > EC, and EC may be archived, supervised and produced in countries other than > the country in which you are located. This message cannot be guaranteed to be > secure or free of errors or viruses. > > References to "Sender" are references to any subsidiary of Bank of America > Corporation. Securities and Insurance Products: * Are Not FDIC Insured * Are > Not Bank Guaranteed * May Lose Value * Are Not a Bank Deposit * Are Not a > Condition to Any Banking Service or Activity * Are Not Insured by Any Federal > Government Agency. Attachments that are part of this EC may have additional > important disclosures and disclaimers, which you should read. This message is > subject to terms available at the following link: > http://www.bankofamerica.com/emaildisclaimer. By messaging with Sender you > consent to the foregoing. > > _______________________________________________ > Kickstart-list mailing list > Kickstart-list@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list >
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