[syslinux] PXELinux sporadic hangs searching for config file

[Joe Mroczek]

On 2/6/06, H. Peter Anvin <hpa at zytor.com> wrote:
> Joe Mroczek wrote:
> >>
> >>OK, you have me flabbergasted.  No idea what the issue is.
> >
> >
> > This goes back to my orignal questions:
> >
> > 1) If NAK is not received for a file, will PXELinux rerequest the file?
> >
> > 2) If NAK is received but corrupted, will PXELinux rerequest the file?
> >
> > 3) Is there a timer in PXELinux that should reboot the machine if boot
> > fails? If so, is it expected to fire in the above listed
> > circumstances?
> >
>
> Yes, yes, and yes.
>

Thank you. I am off to get RedHat to examine PXELinux to understand
why any of the three normal outcomes are not comming to pass in this
scenario.

Regards,

Joe M.