Hi Peter, Thanks for your info. The problem is I don't have Linux running, just Windows :-( So I'm using TFTP32 which also offers a DHCP server, but not many configuration options. For example, I can't specify the boot file... Robin
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Peter J. Holzer > Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 12:31 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Soekris] Installing Debian on the Net 5501 > > > On 2008-10-15 12:19:25 +0200, Robin Kipp wrote: > > OK, this is really strange: I tried PXE booting again today and am > > getting results completely different from what I got > yesterday. I now > > connected the eth cable to the first eth port to the left of the > > serial interface, here's what I got: > > > [...] > > > > PXE-E53: No boot filename received > > > > > [...] > > > > So, opviously the problem i s that it doesn't know which > file to boot, > > this should be pxelinux.0. This file is in the folder I > specified as > > the "base directory" in TFTP for Windows, but I can't find > an option > > that lets me specify a boot file... > > You have to set this on the DHCP server. I don't know which > dhcp server you use, but with ISC dhcpd the option you write > something like > > filename "pxelinux.0"; > > into the config file. (You also need 'next-server > ip.ad.dre.ss' to tell the client where the tftp server is, I > guess you already have that) > > hp > > -- > _ | Peter J. Holzer | Am Anfang war der Bug und der > |_|_) | Sysadmin WSR | Verantwortliche sprach: > | | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Es werde ein Testcase. > __/ | http://www.hjp.at/ | -- Clemens Zauner in dcii > _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
