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PXE boot issue

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I've set up a DHCP and TFTP server on my desktop to serve a boot image to two machines. One machine gets its IP and boots just fine. The other keep giving an PXE-E51 error. They are both on the same switch. Why can't I get the second machine to boot?
 
How did you set up your dhcpd.conf? I just spent the last week struggling with PXE booting so I think I have a solution for almost any problem lol.
 
vage said:
How did you set up your dhcpd.conf? I just spent the last week struggling with PXE booting so I think I have a solution for almost any problem lol.
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I'm using TFTP32.
But here's the settings I'm using
Code: 
IP pool starting address: 192.168.1.100
Size of pool: 10
Boot file: pxelinux.0
WINS/DNS Server: 24.144.0.4
Mask: 255.255.255.0
Domain Name: [COLOR="Silver"]blank[/COLOR]
Additional Optio : 0 - [COLOR="Silver"]blank[/COLOR]
 
Ok well this may be tricky then because I did all of it on 1 Ubuntu machine. Have you tried disconnecting the machine the works correctly and only trying to boot the other one?


Edit: What kind of switch is it btw.
 
vage said:
Ok well this may be tricky then because I did all of it on 1 Ubuntu machine. Have you tried disconnecting the machine the works correctly and only trying to boot the other one?
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Not yet, but I had no connection problems with this machine before I tried going diskless.


Edit: What kind of switch is it btw.
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A generic 10/100 5 port.
 
ok well PXE-E51 is a DHCP error. So that will help you narrow down what is going on. I say you should test it with the other one because I have a feeling that for some reason your DHCP server is giving out the same address to these two machine when they boot.
 
Well, hell. unplugging the other machine didn't work, but I shut down TFTP32 and both systems. Then I restarted everything and it's all working now.
 
Alright well......glad to be a service......tell your friends lol
 
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