[syslinux] ethereal log of PXE bootup

[Ed Sutter]

H. Peter Anvin wrote:

> Ed Sutter wrote:
> 
>> Ok, well, my current problem is pretty fundamental...
>>
>> I'm trying to do this with just DHCP/TFTP (as you suggest) by 
>> implementing
>> options 208-211 (as outlined on the website) and adding TSIZE/0ACK to my
>> tftp server.  At the moment, the client I'm using won't even respond 
>> to the
>> DHCP reply I send it, so I'm not sure if my initial 208-211 options 
>> response
>> is wrong or if the client is just expecting more than that.
>>
>> Is there any way to know if the PXE stack in my client (assume to be a
>> black box) will accept just DHCP options for this?
>>
>> I was of the impression that PXE was just an extension to DHCP/TFTP 
>> anyway,
>> guess I need to read some more.
>>
> 
> Options 208-211 are only for PXELINUX' benefit; most configurations 
> don't need them.  The key thing is to have a filename option set.  Note 
> that many clients will not correctly parse a DHCP packet which uses 
> "overloading", so I recommend against that.

Yea, after reading a bit through the spec (should've done that before I
started asking questions!!), I see that I needed other Vendor Supplied
options.  I have them set up, and my client is responding appropriately.
Now I have to get TSIZE/OACK into my TFTP server.
Thanks!
Ed