[syslinux] PXE ACROSS NETWORK

[Genneken, Keith A (TTGP)]

Have a primary site with Kickstart Service and "Primary Host" that provides resources to multiple workstations.
Once workstation are configured, they work fine across the distance with the Primary Host.

I use kickstart to load machines and have no problem locally loading, but have problems when attempting to
kickstart across the wire to a remote site. 

I currently physically bring the workstations to the Primary Site, kickstart them, then return them to work site
for final tweaking. Because of the particular network card and network topology combined, I have a 25 - 30 second
delay in boot process to compensate for the NIC/network to fully come up before proceeding with boot process.
(NFS mounting, NTP, etc . . .)

The problem is when I attempt to kickstart, using PXE, across the wire.  The PXE times out before it receives
the IP address. Is there an option in the ../pxelinux.cfg/default file that I can add to allow longer timeout? Or is
it more a configuration of  the DHCP service? I've played around with the timeout option in the default file with no
luck.

Thanks in advance.


Keith Genneken
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L-3 Communications, Titan Group
keith.genneken.ctr at navy.mil