On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 7:08 AM, Mike Holden <[email protected]> wrote:

> Dave wrote:
> > $ cat /etc/dhcp3/dhcpd.conf
> > ddns-update-style none;
>
> I have interim as the setting for this. Can't remember the significance of
> this though!
>
> > option domain-name "my-example.com";
> > #option domain-name-servers ????????????; #how do I assign my ISP's name
> servers
> dynamically?
>
> My ISP's nameservers haven't changed in years, so I hardcode them.
>
> I also define the fllowing here:
> option subnet-mask         255.255.255.0;
>
> > default-lease-time 604800;
> > max-lease-time 2419200;
> >
> > #authoritative;
>
> Might want to consider un-commenting this.
>
> I also define the following here:
> allow bootp;
> allow booting;
>
> > # 2009.12.05 DS from
> > http://www.basicconfig.com/linuxnetwork/configure_dhcp_server_ubuntusubnet
> 192.168.2.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
> >     option domain-name "my-example.com";
> >     option broadcast-address 192.168.2.251; #my Netgear router
>
> As others have said, this looks screwy. should be .255
>
> >     option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
> >     option routers 192.168.2.251; #my Netgear router
> >     range 192.168.2.125 192.168.2.200; # No comma, just whitespace
> > }
> >
> > group {
> >   next-server 192.168.2.7; # IP address of your TFTP server
> >     host mvp
> >     {
> >      # NOTE: Change the hardware ethernet to the MAC address of your
> actual
> > MVP
> >     hardware ethernet 00:xx:ae:xx:a2:xb;
> >     fixed-address 192.168.2.13;
> >     filename "mvp.bin";
> >     option root-path "/tftpboot,rsize=4096,wsize=4096,nolock"; #what path
> > goes here???
>
> I have this line commented out.
>
> >     }
> > }
> >
> > log-facility local7;
>
> Mine is a rev D.
>
> It's been a LONG time since I set this up, but it worked for me. It's also
> been a while
> since my mvpmc has been on the network, due to now having a full-blown Myth
> frontend in
> place.
> --
> Mike Holden
>

Thanks to everyone for the feedback and help. I made all the suggested
changes except commenting out root-path, which I changed to my home
directory (and did some trial and error stuff too) and I still cannot get
this rev D MediaMVP to boot. The rev H device still works fine.
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