[syslinux] Problems with eepro100 or BroadCom NetXtreme and syslinux 2.04

[Holger Baust]

On Thu, Jun 26, 2003 at 01:06:35PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Holger Baust wrote:
> > Hi all!
> > 
> > We use pxelinux for booting a diskless Linux from whitch we install all
> > our systems.
> > 
> > But we discovered some Problems:
> > - With v1.75 the Kernel is fetched from the TFTP-Server with no problem,
> >   but it gets not started on Broadcom NetXtreme with newer PXE-Bioses
> > - With v2.04, pxelinux even seems not to be able to fetch the kernel
> >   from the TFTP-Server. This affects also Intel's eepro100 cards
> > - With pxelinux of syslinux 2.02 we have no problems.
> > 
> > Setup used for booting:
> > - DHCPd 3.0.x
> > - tftp-hpa
> > 
> > Systems affected:
> > - Compaq Proliant DL360G1, DL360G2, DL380G2
> > - IBM xSeries x335
> > - Fujitsu Siemens Computer Primergy RX300 
> > 
> > Is there any hint you can give me for resolving the problem or getting
> > more Infos?
> > 
> 
> Does it work if your TFTP server is on the same subnet as the host?

No, it does not.
We have the systems for installation in a special subnet behind a firewall. 
All which is not normal is the subnet mask: 255.255.254.0 because this
subnet is also used for Remote Service Boards, and we have more than 256
of them.

But it also does not work if the booted systems got ips in the range of
the first 64 possible addresses. The dhcpd has the first possible
address.


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