hi! nilesh. On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 11:04 PM, Nilesh Joshi <nileshnjo...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Hi, > > I have ubuntu 8.10 system. I have configured this system to work as network > installation server. I would be installing Suse Enterprise 10 from this > using PXE boot. I have mounted Suse ISO image on /srv/dist. > > I have configured following things as of now: > 1. dhcpd server > 2. tftp server > 3. NFS – where I have mounted SuSE Enterprise 10 ISO image. > according to me, your configuration should work. have a look at a tutorial that i wrote sometime back. i think this might be helpful. http://solutionenterprises.co.in/pxe_boot_server_on_opensuse_10_3 > > When I boot client system and select PXE boot, I see that IP is been > offered > to the client machine in /var/log/messages. However client gives message > below: > ….PXE-E18: Server Response timeout > > Other info: > > I do not have any entry in /etc/inet.d for tftp > > t...@test:~$ cat /etc/default/tftpd-hpa > #Defaults for tftpd-hpa > RUN_DAEMON="yes" > OPTIONS="-l -s /srv/tftpboot" > t...@test:~$ > > /srv/tftpboot is owned by root:root and has 777 for these 2 directories. (I > tried nobody:root but didn't see any change so reverted back to root:root) > > /etc/dhcp3/dhcpd.conf=> > ddns-update-style none; > default-lease-time 600; > max-lease-time 7200; > log-facility local7; > subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { > range 192.168.1.2 192.168.1.100; > option routers 192.168.1.1; > } > host pxeinstall { > next-server 192.168.1.1; > filename "pxelinux.0"; > } > dhcp starts without any issue. > > I do not have any DNS for this setup. Also not specific domain. Once > installation is done, name will be changed and systems will be places in > other network. > > Questions: > 1. I have used pxelinux.0 from ubuntu machine. Is that OK? I have copied > all > other files from SuSE as I want to install SuSE on remote clients. > > 2. I am not able to connect to the 69 port but I can download file using > tftp (using tftp-hpa): > > t...@test:~$ tftp -v 192.168.1.1 > Connected to 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1), port 69 > tftp> get pxelinux.0 > getting from 192.168.1.1xelinux.0 to pxelinux.0 [netascii] > Received 14928 bytes in 0.2 seconds [715499 bit/s] > tftp> quit > > t...@test:~$ telnet 192.168.1.1 69 > Trying 192.168.1.1... > telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused > t...@test:~$ > > Is it expected behavior? > How can I verify that tftp is offering pxelinux.0 image to client. > > > What all things are wrong in this setup? > > Thanks and Regards, > -Nilesh > _______________________________________ > Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List > -- Regards, Arun Tomar blog: http://linuxguy.in website: http://www.solutionenterprises.co.in _______________________________________ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List