[syslinux] tftp open timeout but with no server side errors

[H. Peter Anvin]

Christopher Deneen wrote:
> Here is an interesting update.
> 
> My dhpd is static per mac
> 
> here is the example of the machine that doesn't work
>   host cluster0107 {
>         hardware ethernet  00:1F:C6:BA:05:42;
>         fixed-address 192.168.1.107;
> 
> here is one that works
> 
>  host cluster0139 {
>         hardware ethernet  00:1F:C6:BA:07:46;
>         fixed-address 192.168.1.139;
> 
> If i switch them, the machine that didn't work, works.
> It boots fully with no problems and the other machine doesn't
> bear in mind all 40 of these machines are identical hardware and bios version.
> 

You mean switch only the DHCP information, nothing else?

the only think I can think of is that 139 is a negative byte and 107 is
a positive byte; is that a consistent pattern for what machines work and
which ones don't (negative bytes are 128-255)?

	-hpa