Cannot get Windows client to connect to FOG server
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In the Dell BIOS under image server, I can specify the ImageServer IP. THe default value was 255.255.255.255
I tried changing that to the FOG server IP but didn’t work either so I changed it back to default. -
The screen I get stuck on says the following:
CLIENT IP: 192.168.75.166 MASK: 255.255.255.0 DHCP IP:192.168.75.22 (correct IP’s)
GATEWAY IP: 192.168.75.1
PXE-32: TFTP open timeout
PXE-M0F: Exiting Intel Boot Agent -
dell image server is a proprietary thing. disable it. you just want boot with pxe
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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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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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result = transfer successful: 102037 bytes in 1 seconds, 102037 bytes
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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? -
not much just a 48 port switch
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has it been configured for pxe booting?
what brand is it? -
Yes PXE is enabled in the NIC within the BIOS. It’s a Dell Optiplex 780
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not the pc, the switch
i have personally tested the Dell Optiplex 780 model, btw. it works fine -
Cisco SG300-52P
Thanks for the help!
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is port fast enabled?
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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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voip uses tftp
your phones aren’t on a separate vlan? -
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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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] -
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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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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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?
