Try the etherboot 5.0.7 version. There was a timing issue with the more current versions that effected eepro100's and I'm not sure if it's been fixed yet. And I don't believe the 5.1.x series will work.
> Thanks for the reply. I'm not getting any sleep tags. Once its > "Searching for server (DHCP)..." > it stops doing anything. > > Physical connections are hooked up properly, the lights are on, network > traffic is being sent > (server got DHCPDISCOVER packet and sent DHCPOFFER to the client in > question). > > netstat -an | grep ":67 " returns the correct output. ps shows that > dhcpd3 is running. > > I tried setting up bootp this morning and using that instead of dhcpd > but it also hangs at the > same spot. > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > dhcpd.conf > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ddns-update-style none; > > default-lease-time 21600; > max-lease-time 21600; > > option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0; > option broadcast-address 192.168.1.255; > option routers 192.168.1.1; > option domain-name-servers 209.53.4.130; > option domain-name "localnet"; > option root-path "192.168.1.112:/opt/ltsp/i386"; > > shared-network WORKSTATIONS { > subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { > } > } > > group { > use-host-decl-names on; > # option log-servers 192.168.0.254; > # The following is _NOT_ a MAC address! > # option option-128 e4:45:74:68:00:00; > > host gatsu { > hardware ethernet 00:07:32:00:0A:7E; > fixed-address 192.168.1.130; > filename "/tftpboot/lts/vmlinuz-2.4.19-ltsp-1"; > # option option-129 "NIC=82559er"; > } > } > > > > -------------------------------------------------------- > Here is the output when trying to bootup > -------------------------------------------------------- > Loading ROM image................ > ROM segment 0x0000 length 0x0000 reloc 0x00020000 > A20 enabled via BIOS > Etherboot 5.1.8 (GPL) Tagged ELF for [EEPRO100] > Relocating _text from [00013c20,00022dd0) to [00ff0e50,01000000) > Boot from (N)etwork (D)isk (F)loppy or from (L)ocal? > Probing pci nic... > [EEPRO100]Ethernet addr: 00:07:32:00:0A:7E > Searching for server (DHCP)... > . > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > daemon.log and syslog > ------------------------------------------------------ > May 29 11:29:46 blahd dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:07:32:00:0a:7e via eth0 > May 29 11:29:46 blahd dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 192.168.1.130 to > 00:07:32:00:0a:7e via eth0 > > > > Robert W March wrote: > > >On Wednesday May 28 2003 01:55, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > >>Hi, > >>I'm trying to get a ltsp installation going. A client with a realtek 8139 > >>NIC was able to go through the DHCP procedure. Yet, another client with an > >>Intel 82559er NIC hangs after DHCPOFFER. I tried different 82559er > >>Etherboot ROM image versions from http://www.rom-o-matic.net but the only > >>one that actually gets far enough to begin querying the dhcp server was > >>version 5.1.8. Any suggestions on what could be wrong? > >> > >> > > > >Have you gone through the troubleshooting procedures that are laid out in the > >docs? If so, what are your results of each of the steps? > > > >-Robert > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: eBay > Get office equipment for less on eBay! > http://adfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/711-11697-6916-5 > _____________________________________________________________________ > Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss > For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: eBay Get office equipment for less on eBay! http://adfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/711-11697-6916-5 _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net