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

[John Rouillard]

On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 01:24:28PM -0400, 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. 

Silly question but are you running arpwatch or something to see if you
are swapping mac/ip mapping? Maybe it's the .107 address that's
duplicated and thus causing an issue?

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				-- rouilj

John Rouillard       System Administrator
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