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      Paul Storic
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      No option to disable ImageSever, but under “integrated NIC” in the BIOS it’s set to “Enable with PXE” and NOT “Enable with ImageServer” so it should be using PXE already

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      • JunkhackerJ
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        try to manually download undionly.kpxe from the client. in windows 7+ you will need to add the tftp windows component to do this

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          Paul Storic
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          result = transfer successful: 102037 bytes in 1 seconds, 102037 bytes

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          • JunkhackerJ
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            ok, good. that means that the files exist and your tftp server is running properly
            what equipment is between your client and the fog server?

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              Paul Storic
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              not much just a 48 port switch

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              • JunkhackerJ
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                has it been configured for pxe booting?
                what brand is it?

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                  Paul Storic
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                  Yes PXE is enabled in the NIC within the BIOS. It’s a Dell Optiplex 780

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                  • JunkhackerJ
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                    not the pc, the switch
                    i have personally tested the Dell Optiplex 780 model, btw. it works fine

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                      Paul Storic
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                      Cisco SG300-52P

                      Thanks for the help!

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                      • JunkhackerJ
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                        is port fast enabled?

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                          Paul Storic
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                          I can’t tell as we don’t manage the switches here. They are managed by our VOIP provider.

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                          • JunkhackerJ
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                            voip uses tftp
                            your phones aren’t on a separate vlan?

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                              Paul Storic
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                              We had our own Dell switches replaced a month ago when we witched our phone system to a VOIP provider. The phones are PoE and our old switches were not so they sent us two Cisco PoE swtiches to replace ours with. Those switches route our network traffic as well as the phone but the vendor manages them so I do not know how they are setup nor do I have access to manage them. They may be VLAN’d but I cannot login to the switches to check.

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                              • JunkhackerJ
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                                i’m sorry, but if you don’t[FONT=arial][COLOR=#262626] have control over your own network, there isn’t anything more i can do for you.[/COLOR][/FONT]
                                [FONT=arial][COLOR=#262626]tom suspects that the switches are telling your systems where to get their tftp files instead of forwarding the request to the dhcp server.[/COLOR][/FONT]

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                                  Paul Storic
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                                  I guess I’ll have to scrap this FOG project and go back to using Acronis to apply my sysprepped images then. Thanks for the help.

                                  If anyone has more suggestions I am willing to try them as I am looking for a better imaging method.

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                                  • Tom ElliottT
                                    Tom Elliott
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                                    If you can get control of your network, or request your VoIP provider to verify our suspicions and to work with us, I think managing of imaging beats the need for a VoIP phone to check for a tftp file every boot.

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                                    • JunkhackerJ
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                                      would it be feasible to put one of your old dell switches back in place, so that it was between the dhcp server and the client instead of the voip configured switch?

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                                        [quote=“Tom Elliott, post: 34139, member: 7271”]If you can get control of your network, or request your VoIP provider to verify our suspicions and to work with us, I think managing of imaging beats the need for a VoIP phone to check for a tftp file every boot.[/quote]

                                        Add to this that you can actually set your configuration file on the fog server if they do need this functionality.

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                                          Paul Storic
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                                          @junkhacker - I would have to bring down one of our Cisco switches which I cannot do during business hours.

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                                            Paul Storic
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                                            [quote=“Tom Elliott, post: 34141, member: 7271”]Add to this that you can actually set your configuration file on the fog server if they do need this functionality.[/quote]

                                            Tom, I do believe the phones need to check for something while booting but not sure exactly what.

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