[syslinux] Has anyone any insight as towhy RedHatEnterprise Level 5 is broken as far as PXE bootingis concerned.

[Dyks, Axel (XL)]

Quoting RgSalisbury <rgsalisbury at exemail.com.au>:

> OK good NEWS
> 
> It seems that the dhcpd-3.0.5-5.el5.rpm and dhcpd-3.0.3-5.el5.rpm
> versions need a next-server option  (even if tftp& dhcp are on the same 
> box )& ought to be grouped with the client directives.
> 
> As below:
> 
> This minimal  dhcpd.conf file **WORKS**
> ###########################################
> ddns-update-style interim;
> ignore client-updates;
> subnet 172.16.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
>       option routers                 172.16.0.254;
>       option subnet-mask       255.255.255.0;
> filename "/tftpboot/pxelinux.0";
> allow booting;
> allow bootp;
>       range dynamic-bootp 172.16.0.128 172.16.0.254;
>       default-lease-time 21600;
>       max-lease-time 43200;
> group {
>             next-server 172.16.0.254;
> host abcd  {hardware ethernet 00:01:6c:ca:24:7b ;fixed-address 172.16.0.30;}
>       }
> }
> ###########################################

ISC changed dhcpd's default for missing "next-server" statements
from version 3.0.2 to version 3.0.3.
  
See: http://syslinux.zytor.com/archives/2007-May/008492.html

It's all in the books (mailing loist archives) ...

:-) Axel