Unable to get PXE menu?
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@Tom-Elliott I’m using an OptiPlex 990 now, I can’t tell if its getting an IP or not the screen goes too fast, I even recorded it with my phone and I can’t get it to stay on the frame of when it shows the IP info. Uploading the video to my PC to see if I can do it from there.
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@Tom-Elliott Another thought crosses my mind, does he need a DNS server in his setup?
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@Quazz He only needs it if he’s trying to resolve hostnames.
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Do I need a TFTP config in DHCPD.conf? It looks like I’m getting an IP during PXE then it stops at TFTP?
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@mikepel TFTP In the isc-dhcp shouldn’t be required.
What happens if you restart the tftp service on the fog server? (
sudo service tftpd-hpa stop; sleep 2; sudo service tftpd-hpa start) (Does it restart or fail, and if it succeeds can fog work now?) -
Here is another pic of the PXE boot.
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I ran the command.
stop: unknown instance:
tftpd-hpa start/running, process 25705 -
@mikepel Is it working now?
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@Tom-Elliott No FOG menu again. Same thing as before. I’m uploading a video of what happened to provide some more screenshots…it gets stuck at configuring net (net0: macaddress)… then reboots
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@mikepel Well is your switch setup for STP? Seeing as it’s a separated switch and you’re setup is currently in “Isolated mode” can you simply disable STP?
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@Tom-Elliott I’ll try to get into the switch. I was told there isn’t a config on it, this might take some time to do.
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@mikepel What type of switch is it?
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@Tom-Elliott Its a Catalyst 2950. It was donated from an Air Force Base…so I’d hope it has a wiped config. Know of any Linux programs to console into switches? Is there a putty for linux?
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@mikepel there’s ssh. Console may require a windows system as I don’t know of any command based terminal access via console stuff. That’s not to say there aren’t any, I just don’t know of one off the top of my head.
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@Tom-Elliott Still working on getting into the config. Had to use an old XP laptop, only thing I could find with a serial port.
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It looked like it was a clean config, just to be sure I wiped it again. I don’t think its anything with the switch config…Maybe I should try to rebuild the FOG server from scratch again.
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@mikepel I don’t have the manual for that switch, but MANY cisco switches automatically enable stp by default.
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@Tom-Elliott haha ugh. okay I just put all the console cable stuff away. I did find a USB to console cable so I can use my main PC now at least. I’ll disable it if it’s on by default.
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Okay spanning-tree is disabled now…now I’m getting something different! TFTP timeout…
Here is the switch config…ImageServerSwitch#show run Building configuration... Current configuration : 1067 bytes ! version 12.1 no service pad service timestamps debug uptime service timestamps log uptime no service password-encryption ! hostname ImageServerSwitch ! enable secret 5 asd enable password asd ! ip subnet-zero ! ip ssh time-out 120 ip ssh authentication-retries 3 vtp domain westover vtp mode transparent ! ! spanning-tree mode pvst no spanning-tree optimize bpdu transmission spanning-tree extend system-id no spanning-tree vlan 1 ! ! ! ! interface FastEthernet0/1 ! interface FastEthernet0/2 ! interface FastEthernet0/3 ! interface FastEthernet0/4 ! interface FastEthernet0/5 ! interface FastEthernet0/6 ! interface FastEthernet0/7 ! interface FastEthernet0/8 ! interface FastEthernet0/9 ! interface FastEthernet0/10 ! interface FastEthernet0/11 ! interface FastEthernet0/12 ! interface GigabitEthernet0/1 ! interface GigabitEthernet0/2 ! interface Vlan1 no ip address no ip route-cache shutdown ! ip http server ! line con 0 exec-timeout 0 0 line vty 0 4 password asd login line vty 5 15 password asd login ! ! end -
@mikepel as you’re on a switch you need to enable an ip-helper to tell the switch to redirect dhcp requests to your fog server.