On Mon, 2004-02-23 at 02:58, Neil Stone wrote:
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> Erik Myllymaki wrote:
> | I have a dozen ThinkNICs using LTSP4. They do not always want to boot
> | up. They will all boot up, but sometimes I have to reboot them a dozen
> | times before they do.
spanning-tree is set to OFF on the switch. There are some other posts on
this list suggesting it should be ON ...?
I will try that when I get a chance (off-hours).
Patrick Nixon wrote:
Depending on the switch, it may be a "spanning-tree" or Cable Looping
prevention scheme kicking in.
I ran in
Check your switch documentation. The ports should likely be set to
"auto" or "full". Most switches default to auto. The client should
auto-sense based on what the switch tells it. The switch will usually
let you force it.
There's also an off chance the client BIOS has a setting if it's an
embe
Depending on the switch, it may be a "spanning-tree" or Cable Looping
prevention scheme kicking in.
I ran into this on my lab bench since I was using a new, unconfigured
switch.
--Pat
On Mon, 23 Feb 2004, Erik Myllymaki wrote:
> I am thinking it might be a networking issue - I have just purch
I am thinking it might be a networking issue - I have just purchased a
managed switch, so can anyone explain how to force 100Mb/Full duplex for
a thinkNIC client - eepro100 I think?
Erik Myllymaki wrote:
I have a dozen ThinkNICs using LTSP4. They do not always want to boot
up. They will all bo
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Erik Myllymaki wrote:
| I have a dozen ThinkNICs using LTSP4. They do not always want to boot
| up. They will all boot up, but sometimes I have to reboot them a dozen
| times before they do. A typical boot where they fail starts like a
| successful boot
I have a dozen ThinkNICs using LTSP4. They do not always want to boot
up. They will all boot up, but sometimes I have to reboot them a dozen
times before they do. A typical boot where they fail starts like a
successful boot but the whole PXE/tftp process moves at a snail's pace.
During a succes
