On Fri, Jan 25, 2002 at 05:23:56PM -0800, Sean Lee wrote:
> Clues:
> 1. I can't ping the client's IP address from any of DHCP Linux or Windows
> clients on the same subnet, but I can ping both LTSP/TFTP Server and the
> DHCP server. Why?
> Why the client can't be pinged? Since it can contact other computers, one
> would expect its IP should be online/pingable.
I don't think so. Etherboot, or whatever networking boot method you use, is probably
slimmed down to only do its job, that is get the kernel.
> 2. RH 7.2 DHCP server had High Security in Firewall Settings, now it still
> has two NICs (eth0 and eth1), maybe TFTP packets get blocked due to some
> setting(s) there. I don't understand why TFTP requests go one way (to the
> LTSP server) but can't be sent back. If it's a firewall problem (or a route
> problem), shouldn't it be both ways (both incoming and outgoing TFTP port
> would be blocked)?
No not necessarily, though there seems to be little point in blocking outgoing traffic
it is by no means impossible.
/Hans Ekbrand
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