[syslinux] pxelinux problem with HP xw4300

[detlef oertel]

H. Peter Anvin schrieb:
> detlef oertel wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> we have a problem with pxelinux and a specific hardware.
>>
>> In short:
>> PXE starts, get and start the pxelinux.0 but can't get the
>> configuration file.
>>
>> This problem belongs only to one new client.
>> Other clients work in this environment with out any problem.
>>
> 
> This happens when the PXE UDP stack is "deaf"; it can send packets but
> not receive them.
> 
> Check to see if there is a firmware upgrade available first, otherwise
> you might have to bootstrap Etherboot/gPXE as an intermediate step. This
> error is common with SiS900 controllers; this is the first time I've
> heard of problems with HP hardware.
> 
>     -hpa

Thank you for your reply.
For documentation purposes:
The next 'unpacked' HP xw4300 system runs without any problem.

regards
detlef oertel

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