[syslinux] PXELINUX 4.10-pre17 and newer Dell OptiPlex/Latitude/Precision

[Gene Cumm]

On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 09:57, Gene Cumm <gene.cumm at gmail.com> wrote:
> Shantanu, let's continue here.
>
> You first noticed this on a Dell OptiPlex 755.  I think it covers all Dell
> OptiPlex/Latitude/Precision models that are PCIe based with Intel LoM (LAN
> on motherboard) utilizing the BIOS PXE OROM, based on the similarity of
> these systems.  The symptoms are that PXELINUX requests pxelinux.cfg/<UUID>
> by TFTP (but it might not strictly be a TFTP issue) when not on the same
> subnet, responses are sent back but PXELINUX doesn't receive these packets.
> PXELINUX also doesn't respond to ICMP echo (ping) or ARP requests but
> repeatedly sends ARP requests for the gateway, as if it doesn't receive the
> replies.  When on the same subnet, Shantanu reports that it seems to hang on
> the request of pxelinux.cfg/default.
>
> I also tried 4.10-pre13 to no avail.
>
> This makes me think it goes deaf/ignorant for some reason.  My next tests
> are TFTP on same subnet, HTTP on same and different subnets then a debug
> build with the serial port.

Sorry, reversed it.  OptiPlex 960 was the client, not 755.  755 seems
to work nicely with A16, A17, A19, A20 and A21.

I have it failing on an OptiPlex 760 and a few other systems.

-- 
-Gene