Firstly I am sorry for this long content but I am need solution desperately. I have put up my problem even before but nobody come up. Is there nobody who can at least give a direction to me? Anyway I already set up a diskless environment using LTSP on 7.3 at my workplace it did well, now I am trying to install on my home network but I am not able to succeed My single client hangs at message "running dhclient ". After receiving initial boot image from my tftp server I am getting no clues as to what is the trouble, I have searched all the mailing list and found many such problems, one such problem is been posted 90 time and I found guys out there blocking it rather than anyone posting a reply for the problem.
Is this not a good idea? To put clearly that LTSP fails at dhclient. Please don't mind this statement I am working since 5 days over the problem with no way to go. Please help. Following is what ethereal caught at eth0 Any slightest help is needed. " the initial is the DHCP request transaction between my server and client " ////////------------------------- Frame 1 (590 on wire, 590 captured) Arrival Time: Sep 17, 2003 08:04:39.410332000 Time delta from previous packet: 0.000000000 seconds Time relative to first packet: 0.000000000 seconds Frame Number: 1 Packet Length: 590 bytes Capture Length: 590 bytes Ethernet II Destination: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff (ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff) Source: 10:e0:8d:10:1c:44 (ws001) Type: IP (0x0800) Internet Protocol, Src Addr: 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0), Dst Addr: 255.255.255.255 (255.255.255.255) Version: 4 Header length: 20 bytes Differentiated Services Field: 0x00 (DSCP 0x00: Default; ECN: 0x00) 0000 00.. = Differentiated Services Codepoint: Default (0x00) .... ..0. = ECN-Capable Transport (ECT): 0 .... ...0 = ECN-CE: 0 Total Length: 576 Identification: 0x0000 Flags: 0x00 .0.. = Don't fragment: Not set ..0. = More fragments: Not set Fragment offset: 0 Time to live: 60 Protocol: UDP (0x11) Header checksum: 0x7cae (correct) Source: 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0) Destination: 255.255.255.255 (255.255.255.255) User Datagram Protocol, Src Port: bootpc (68), Dst Port: bootps (67) Source port: bootpc (68) Destination port: bootps (67) Length: 556 Checksum: 0xc0ea (correct) Bootstrap Protocol Message type: Boot Request (1) Hardware type: Ethernet Hardware address length: 6 Hops: 0 Transaction ID: 0x8d185881 Seconds elapsed: 0 Broadcast flag: 0x0000 Client IP address: 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0) Your (client) IP address: 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0) Next server IP address: 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0) Relay agent IP address: 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0) Client hardware address: 10:e0:8d:10:1c:44 Server host name not given Boot file name not given Magic cookie: (OK) Option 53: DHCP Message Type = DHCP Discover Option 57: Maximum DHCP Message Size = 1500 Option 60: Vendor class identifier = "Etherboot-5.2" Option 55: Parameter Request List 1 = Subnet Mask 3 = Router 12 = Host Name 43 = Vendor-Specific Information Option 150: Private (11 bytes) End Option Padding Frame 2 (342 on wire, 342 captured) Arrival Time: Sep 17, 2003 08:04:39.411117000 Time delta from previous packet: 0.000785000 seconds Time relative to first packet: 0.000785000 seconds Frame Number: 2 Packet Length: 342 bytes Capture Length: 342 bytes Ethernet II Destination: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff (ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff) Source: 10:e0:8d:10:16:61 (10:e0:8d:10:16:61) Type: IP (0x0800) Internet Protocol, Src Addr: 192.168.0.2 (192.168.0.2), Dst Addr: 255.255.255.255 (255.255.255.255) Version: 4 Header length: 20 bytes Differentiated Services Field: 0x00 (DSCP 0x00: Default; ECN: 0x00) 0000 00.. = Differentiated Services Codepoint: Default (0x00) .... ..0. = ECN-Capable Transport (ECT): 0 .... ...0 = ECN-CE: 0 Total Length: 328 Identification: 0x0000 Flags: 0x04 .1.. = Don't fragment: Set ..0. = More fragments: Not set Fragment offset: 0 Time to live: 64 Protocol: UDP (0x11) Header checksum: 0x78fb (correct) Source: 192.168.0.2 (192.168.0.2) Destination: 255.255.255.255 (255.255.255.255) User Datagram Protocol, Src Port: bootps (67), Dst Port: bootpc (68) Source port: bootps (67) Destination port: bootpc (68) Length: 308 Checksum: 0x4577 (correct) Bootstrap Protocol Message type: Boot Reply (2) Hardware type: Ethernet Hardware address length: 6 Hops: 0 Transaction ID: 0x8d185881 Seconds elapsed: 0 Broadcast flag: 0x0000 Client IP address: 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0) Your (client) IP address: ws001 (192.168.0.10) Next server IP address: 192.168.0.2 (192.168.0.2) Relay agent IP address: 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0) Client hardware address: 10:e0:8d:10:1c:44 Server host name not given Boot file name: /tftpboot/lts/vmlinuz-2.4.21-ltsp-1 Magic cookie: (OK) Option 53: DHCP Message Type = DHCP Offer Option 54: Server Identifier = 192.168.0.2 Option 51: IP Address Lease Time = 6 hours Option 1: Subnet Mask = 255.255.255.0 Option 3: Router = 192.168.0.2 Option 12: Host Name = "ws001" End Option Padding Frame 3 (590 on wire, 590 captured) Arrival Time: Sep 17, 2003 08:04:39.412167000 Time delta from previous packet: 0.001050000 seconds Time relative to first packet: 0.001835000 seconds Frame Number: 3 Packet Length: 590 bytes Capture Length: 590 bytes Ethernet II Destination: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff (ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff) Source: 10:e0:8d:10:1c:44 (ws001) Type: IP (0x0800) Internet Protocol, Src Addr: ws001 (192.168.0.10), Dst Addr: 255.255.255.255 (255.255.255.255) Version: 4 Header length: 20 bytes Differentiated Services Field: 0x00 (DSCP 0x00: Default; ECN: 0x00) 0000 00.. = Differentiated Services Codepoint: Default (0x00) .... ..0. = ECN-Capable Transport (ECT): 0 .... ...0 = ECN-CE: 0 Total Length: 576 Identification: 0x0000 Flags: 0x00 .0.. = Don't fragment: Not set ..0. = More fragments: Not set Fragment offset: 0 Time to live: 60 Protocol: UDP (0x11) Header checksum: 0xbbfb (correct) Source: ws001 (192.168.0.10) Destination: 255.255.255.255 (255.255.255.255) User Datagram Protocol, Src Port: bootpc (68), Dst Port: bootps (67) Source port: bootpc (68) Destination port: bootps (67) Length: 556 Checksum: 0x9e45 (correct) Bootstrap Protocol Message type: Boot Request (1) Hardware type: Ethernet Hardware address length: 6 Hops: 0 Transaction ID: 0x8d185881 Seconds elapsed: 0 Broadcast flag: 0x0000 Client IP address: 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0) Your (client) IP address: 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0) Next server IP address: 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0) Relay agent IP address: 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0) Client hardware address: 10:e0:8d:10:1c:44 Server host name not given Boot file name not given Magic cookie: (OK) Option 53: DHCP Message Type = DHCP Request Option 54: Server Identifier = 192.168.0.2 Option 50: Requested IP Address = 192.168.0.10 Option 57: Maximum DHCP Message Size = 1500 Option 60: Vendor class identifier = "Etherboot-5.2" Option 55: Parameter Request List 1 = Subnet Mask 3 = Router 12 = Host Name 43 = Vendor-Specific Information 17 = Root Path 128 = Private 129 = Private 130 = Private 150 = Private 160 = Private 176 = Private 184 = Private 185 = Private 186 = Private 187 = Private 188 = Private 189 = Private 190 = Private 191 = Private 192 = Private 193 = Private 194 = Private 195 = Private 196 = Private 197 = Private 198 = Private 199 = Private 200 = Private 201 = Private 202 = Private 203 = Private 204 = Private 205 = Private 206 = Private 207 = Private Option 150: Private (11 bytes) End Option Padding Frame 4 (345 on wire, 345 captured) Arrival Time: Sep 17, 2003 08:04:39.412570000 Time delta from previous packet: 0.000403000 seconds Time relative to first packet: 0.002238000 seconds Frame Number: 4 Packet Length: 345 bytes Capture Length: 345 bytes Ethernet II Destination: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff (ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff) Source: 10:e0:8d:10:16:61 (10:e0:8d:10:16:61) Type: IP (0x0800) Internet Protocol, Src Addr: 192.168.0.2 (192.168.0.2), Dst Addr: 255.255.255.255 (255.255.255.255) Version: 4 Header length: 20 bytes Differentiated Services Field: 0x00 (DSCP 0x00: Default; ECN: 0x00) 0000 00.. = Differentiated Services Codepoint: Default (0x00) .... ..0. = ECN-Capable Transport (ECT): 0 .... ...0 = ECN-CE: 0 Total Length: 331 Identification: 0x0000 Flags: 0x04 .1.. = Don't fragment: Set ..0. = More fragments: Not set Fragment offset: 0 Time to live: 64 Protocol: UDP (0x11) Header checksum: 0x78f8 (correct) Source: 192.168.0.2 (192.168.0.2) Destination: 255.255.255.255 (255.255.255.255) User Datagram Protocol, Src Port: bootps (67), Dst Port: bootpc (68) Source port: bootps (67) Destination port: bootpc (68) Length: 311 Checksum: 0xacc6 (correct) Bootstrap Protocol Message type: Boot Reply (2) Hardware type: Ethernet Hardware address length: 6 Hops: 0 Transaction ID: 0x8d185881 Seconds elapsed: 0 Broadcast flag: 0x0000 Client IP address: 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0) Your (client) IP address: ws001 (192.168.0.10) Next server IP address: 192.168.0.2 (192.168.0.2) Relay agent IP address: 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0) Client hardware address: 10:e0:8d:10:1c:44 Server host name not given Boot file name: /tftpboot/lts/vmlinuz-2.4.21-ltsp-1 Magic cookie: (OK) Option 53: DHCP Message Type = DHCP ACK Option 54: Server Identifier = 192.168.0.2 Option 51: IP Address Lease Time = 6 hours Option 1: Subnet Mask = 255.255.255.0 Option 3: Router = 192.168.0.2 Option 12: Host Name = "ws001" Option 17: Root Path = "192.168.0.2:/opt/ltsp/i386" End Option Frame 5 (60 on wire, 60 captured) Arrival Time: Sep 17, 2003 08:04:39.425435000 Time delta from previous packet: 0.012865000 seconds Time relative to first packet: 0.015103000 seconds Frame Number: 5 Packet Length: 60 bytes Capture Length: 60 bytes Ethernet II Destination: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff (ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff) Source: 10:e0:8d:10:1c:44 (ws001) Type: ARP (0x0806) Trailer: 00000000000000000000000000000000... Address Resolution Protocol (request) Hardware type: Ethernet (0x0001) Protocol type: IP (0x0800) Hardware size: 6 Protocol size: 4 Opcode: request (0x0001) Sender MAC address: 10:e0:8d:10:1c:44 (ws001) Sender IP address: ws001 (192.168.0.10) Target MAC address: 00:00:00:00:00:00 (ws001) Target IP address: 192.168.0.2 (192.168.0.2) Frame 6 (42 on wire, 42 captured) Arrival Time: Sep 17, 2003 08:04:39.425493000 Time delta from previous packet: 0.000058000 seconds Time relative to first packet: 0.015161000 seconds Frame Number: 6 Packet Length: 42 bytes Capture Length: 42 bytes Ethernet II Destination: 10:e0:8d:10:1c:44 (ws001) Source: 10:e0:8d:10:16:61 (10:e0:8d:10:16:61) Type: ARP (0x0806) Address Resolution Protocol (reply) Hardware type: Ethernet (0x0001) Protocol type: IP (0x0800) Hardware size: 6 Protocol size: 4 Opcode: reply (0x0002) Sender MAC address: 10:e0:8d:10:16:61 (10:e0:8d:10:16:61) Sender IP address: 192.168.0.2 (192.168.0.2) Target MAC address: 10:e0:8d:10:1c:44 (ws001) Target IP address: ws001 (192.168.0.10) Frame 7 (99 on wire, 99 captured) Arrival Time: Sep 17, 2003 08:04:39.425899000 Time delta from previous packet: 0.000406000 seconds Time relative to first packet: 0.015567000 seconds Frame Number: 7 Packet Length: 99 bytes Capture Length: 99 bytes Ethernet II Destination: 10:e0:8d:10:16:61 (10:e0:8d:10:16:61) Source: 10:e0:8d:10:1c:44 (ws001) Type: IP (0x0800) Internet Protocol, Src Addr: ws001 (192.168.0.10), Dst Addr: 192.168.0.2 (192.168.0.2) Version: 4 Header length: 20 bytes Differentiated Services Field: 0x00 (DSCP 0x00: Default; ECN: 0x00) 0000 00.. = Differentiated Services Codepoint: Default (0x00) .... ..0. = ECN-Capable Transport (ECT): 0 .... ...0 = ECN-CE: 0 Total Length: 85 Identification: 0x0000 Flags: 0x00 .0.. = Don't fragment: Not set ..0. = More fragments: Not set Fragment offset: 0 Time to live: 60 Protocol: UDP (0x11) Header checksum: 0xfd3b (correct) Source: ws001 (192.168.0.10) Destination: 192.168.0.2 (192.168.0.2) User Datagram Protocol, Src Port: 2001 (2001), Dst Port: tftp (69) Source port: 2001 (2001) Destination port: tftp (69) Length: 65 Checksum: 0xaccb (correct) Trivial File Transfer Protocol Opcode: Read Request (1) Source File: /tftpboot/lts/vmlinuz-2.4.21-ltsp-1 Type: octet Option: blksize = 1432 Frame 8 (57 on wire, 57 captured) Arrival Time: Sep 17, 2003 08:04:39.427376000 Time delta from previous packet: 0.001477000 seconds Time relative to first packet: 0.017044000 seconds Frame Number: 8 Packet Length: 57 bytes Capture Length: 57 bytes Ethernet II Destination: 10:e0:8d:10:1c:44 (ws001) Source: 10:e0:8d:10:16:61 (10:e0:8d:10:16:61) Type: IP (0x0800) Internet Protocol, Src Addr: 192.168.0.2 (192.168.0.2), Dst Addr: ws001 (192.168.0.10) Version: 4 Header length: 20 bytes Differentiated Services Field: 0x00 (DSCP 0x00: Default; ECN: 0x00) 0000 00.. = Differentiated Services Codepoint: Default (0x00) .... ..0. = ECN-Capable Transport (ECT): 0 .... ...0 = ECN-CE: 0 Total Length: 43 Identification: 0x1945 Flags: 0x04 .1.. = Don't fragment: Set ..0. = More fragments: Not set Fragment offset: 0 Time to live: 64 Protocol: UDP (0x11) Header checksum: 0xa020 (correct) Source: 192.168.0.2 (192.168.0.2) Destination: ws001 (192.168.0.10) User Datagram Protocol, Src Port: 1032 (1032), Dst Port: 2001 (2001) Source port: 1032 (1032) Destination port: 2001 (2001) Length: 23 Checksum: 0x71c3 (correct) Trivial File Transfer Protocol Opcode: Option Acknowledgement (6) Option: blksize = 1432 Frame 9 (60 on wire, 60 captured) Arrival Time: Sep 17, 2003 08:04:39.427578000 Time delta from previous packet: 0.000202000 seconds Time relative to first packet: 0.017246000 seconds Frame Number: 9 Packet Length: 60 bytes Capture Length: 60 bytes Ethernet II Destination: 10:e0:8d:10:16:61 (10:e0:8d:10:16:61) Source: 10:e0:8d:10:1c:44 (ws001) Type: IP (0x0800) Trailer: 0000000000000000000000000000 Internet Protocol, Src Addr: ws001 (192.168.0.10), Dst Addr: 192.168.0.2 (192.168.0.2) Version: 4 Header length: 20 bytes Differentiated Services Field: 0x00 (DSCP 0x00: Default; ECN: 0x00) 0000 00.. = Differentiated Services Codepoint: Default (0x00) .... ..0. = ECN-Capable Transport (ECT): 0 .... ...0 = ECN-CE: 0 Total Length: 32 Identification: 0x0000 Flags: 0x00 .0.. = Don't fragment: Not set ..0. = More fragments: Not set Fragment offset: 0 Time to live: 60 Protocol: UDP (0x11) Header checksum: 0xfd70 (correct) Source: ws001 (192.168.0.10) Destination: 192.168.0.2 (192.168.0.2) User Datagram Protocol, Src Port: 2001 (2001), Dst Port: 1032 (1032) Source port: 2001 (2001) Destination port: 1032 (1032) Length: 12 Checksum: 0x729c (correct) Trivial File Transfer Protocol Opcode: Acknowledgement (4) ........................................................................ ........................ ........................................................................ ...................... .................. "then i got some of the ARP queries from my server and nothing from the client as captured below" can anyone clear me what is gaoing on here " Frame 2272 (42 on wire, 42 captured) Arrival Time: Sep 17, 2003 08:04:42.066647000 Time delta from previous packet: 0.707085000 seconds Time relative to first packet: 2.656315000 seconds Frame Number: 2272 Packet Length: 42 bytes Capture Length: 42 bytes Ethernet II Destination: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff (ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff) Source: 10:e0:8d:10:16:61 (10:e0:8d:10:16:61) Type: ARP (0x0806) Address Resolution Protocol (request) Hardware type: Ethernet (0x0001) Protocol type: IP (0x0800) Hardware size: 6 Protocol size: 4 Opcode: request (0x0001) Sender MAC address: 10:e0:8d:10:16:61 (10:e0:8d:10:16:61) Sender IP address: 192.168.0.2 (192.168.0.2) Target MAC address: 00:00:00:00:00:00 (ws001) Target IP address: 192.168.0.254 (192.168.0.254) Frame 2273 (42 on wire, 42 captured) Arrival Time: Sep 17, 2003 08:04:44.426640000 Time delta from previous packet: 2.359993000 seconds Time relative to first packet: 5.016308000 seconds Frame Number: 2273 Packet Length: 42 bytes Capture Length: 42 bytes Ethernet II Destination: 10:e0:8d:10:1c:44 (ws001) Source: 10:e0:8d:10:16:61 (10:e0:8d:10:16:61) Type: ARP (0x0806) Address Resolution Protocol (request) Hardware type: Ethernet (0x0001) Protocol type: IP (0x0800) Hardware size: 6 Protocol size: 4 Opcode: request (0x0001) Sender MAC address: 10:e0:8d:10:16:61 (10:e0:8d:10:16:61) Sender IP address: 192.168.0.2 (192.168.0.2) Target MAC address: 00:00:00:00:00:00 (ws001) Target IP address: ws001 (192.168.0.10) Frame 2274 (42 on wire, 42 captured) Arrival Time: Sep 17, 2003 08:04:45.426636000 Time delta from previous packet: 0.999996000 seconds Time relative to first packet: 6.016304000 seconds Frame Number: 2274 Packet Length: 42 bytes Capture Length: 42 bytes Ethernet II Destination: 10:e0:8d:10:1c:44 (ws001) Source: 10:e0:8d:10:16:61 (10:e0:8d:10:16:61) Type: ARP (0x0806) Address Resolution Protocol (request) Hardware type: Ethernet (0x0001) Protocol type: IP (0x0800) Hardware size: 6 Protocol size: 4 Opcode: request (0x0001) Sender MAC address: 10:e0:8d:10:16:61 (10:e0:8d:10:16:61) Sender IP address: 192.168.0.2 (192.168.0.2) Target MAC address: 00:00:00:00:00:00 (ws001) Target IP address: ws001 (192.168.0.10) Frame 2275 (42 on wire, 42 captured) Arrival Time: Sep 17, 2003 08:04:46.426629000 Time delta from previous packet: 0.999993000 seconds Time relative to first packet: 7.016297000 seconds Frame Number: 2275 Packet Length: 42 bytes Capture Length: 42 bytes Ethernet II Destination: 10:e0:8d:10:1c:44 (ws001) Source: 10:e0:8d:10:16:61 (10:e0:8d:10:16:61) Type: ARP (0x0806) Address Resolution Protocol (request) Hardware type: Ethernet (0x0001) Protocol type: IP (0x0800) Hardware size: 6 Protocol size: 4 Opcode: request (0x0001) Sender MAC address: 10:e0:8d:10:16:61 (10:e0:8d:10:16:61) Sender IP address: 192.168.0.2 (192.168.0.2) Target MAC address: 00:00:00:00:00:00 (ws001) Target IP address: ws001 (192.168.0.10) Frame 2276 (42 on wire, 42 captured) Arrival Time: Sep 17, 2003 08:04:47.426637000 Time delta from previous packet: 1.000008000 seconds Time relative to first packet: 8.016305000 seconds Frame Number: 2276 Packet Length: 42 bytes Capture Length: 42 bytes Ethernet II Destination: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff (ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff) Source: 10:e0:8d:10:16:61 (10:e0:8d:10:16:61) Type: ARP (0x0806) Address Resolution Protocol (request) Hardware type: Ethernet (0x0001) Protocol type: IP (0x0800) Hardware size: 6 Protocol size: 4 Opcode: request (0x0001) Sender MAC address: 10:e0:8d:10:16:61 (10:e0:8d:10:16:61) Sender IP address: 192.168.0.2 (192.168.0.2) Target MAC address: 00:00:00:00:00:00 (ws001) Target IP address: ws001 (192.168.0.10) Frame 2277 (42 on wire, 42 captured) Arrival Time: Sep 17, 2003 08:04:48.426630000 Time delta from previous packet: 0.999993000 seconds Time relative to first packet: 9.016298000 seconds Frame Number: 2277 Packet Length: 42 bytes Capture Length: 42 bytes Ethernet II Destination: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff (ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff) Source: 10:e0:8d:10:16:61 (10:e0:8d:10:16:61) Type: ARP (0x0806) Address Resolution Protocol (request) Hardware type: Ethernet (0x0001) Protocol type: IP (0x0800) Hardware size: 6 Protocol size: 4 Opcode: request (0x0001) Sender MAC address: 10:e0:8d:10:16:61 (10:e0:8d:10:16:61) Sender IP address: 192.168.0.2 (192.168.0.2) Target MAC address: 00:00:00:00:00:00 (ws001) Target IP address: ws001 (192.168.0.10) Frame 2278 (42 on wire, 42 captured) Arrival Time: Sep 17, 2003 08:04:49.426636000 Time delta from previous packet: 1.000006000 seconds Time relative to first packet: 10.016304000 seconds Frame Number: 2278 Packet Length: 42 bytes Capture Length: 42 bytes Ethernet II Destination: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff (ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff) Source: 10:e0:8d:10:16:61 (10:e0:8d:10:16:61) Type: ARP (0x0806) Address Resolution Protocol (request) Hardware type: Ethernet (0x0001) Protocol type: IP (0x0800) Hardware size: 6 Protocol size: 4 Opcode: request (0x0001) Sender MAC address: 10:e0:8d:10:16:61 (10:e0:8d:10:16:61) Sender IP address: 192.168.0.2 (192.168.0.2) Target MAC address: 00:00:00:00:00:00 (ws001) Target IP address: ws001 (192.168.0.10) Take care and Bye Amit vyas Take care and Bye Amit vyas IVyr. 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