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      Tim.Trageser last edited by

      My ITSP.conf file:

      [CODE]port=0

      log-dhcp

      tftp-root=/tftpboot

      dhcp-boot=undionly.kpxe,172.25.5.80

      dhcp-option=17,/images

      dhcp-option=vendor:PXEClient,6,2b

      dhcp-no-override

      pxe-prompt=“Press F8 for boot menu”, 0

      pxe-service=X86PC, “Boot from network”, undionly.kpxe

      pxe-service=X86PC, “Boot from local hard disk”, 0

      dhcp-range=172.25.100.46,proxy,255.255.0.0
      [/CODE]

      When I boot a machine it grabs an ip address from the DHCP server and PXE boot info from the FOG Server. It gives me the Message " Boot from Network" then starts trying to grab default.ipxe It fails on this step because it is trying to get the file from the DHCP/DNS server 172.25.5.3

      I cannot figure out why it is going to the DHCP/DNS Server rather than the FOG Server to get this file. To rule out something else being set up on the network that is trying to handle this info I turned off dnsmasq and my test system times out looking for a network boot device and boots to teh HDD.

      Any ideas?

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        need2 Moderator last edited by

        Also, I think changing this line will keep you from having to enter in the TFTP server IP manually into each workstation:

        You have:
        [CODE]pxe-service=X86PC, “Boot from network”, undionly.kpxe[/CODE]

        Change to:
        [CODE]pxe-service=X86PC, “Boot from network”, undionly.kpxe, <tftp-server-ip-goes-here>[/CODE]

        Reference:
        [url]http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/docs/dnsmasq-man.html[/url]

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        • Wayne Workman
          Wayne Workman last edited by

          For the older systems, you could try other boot files.

          UEFI = .efi files.
          BIOS = everything else.

          No harm in that, now that you know you’re solid with this config. Just back it up, back it up, back it up.

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            Tim.Trageser last edited by

            need2 was correct. I tried on some newer systems and it boots properly. My Test machine is older and we only have about 10 in production so I am okay with it not working on those systems till we get them replaced. On our newest systems Dell Optiplex 9020, when it gets to the point where is was trying to go to the DHCP server for the default.ipxe file, it asks for the TFTP server IP. Once I put that in it boots to Fog normally.

            I am good with the state I have it right now and will inquire about changing the DHCP options with the Vendor and my Boss.

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              need2 Moderator last edited by

              I was getting all sorts of weird packets from dnsmasq when I was fiddling with it. It looks like it does some really hacky things to inject the extra DHCP code without being a DHCP server.

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              • Wayne Workman
                Wayne Workman last edited by

                Options 66 and 67 will make your life easier. It’s MUCH more simple than dnsmasq.

                When you set those, disable dnsmasq on the FOG server.

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                • Wayne Workman
                  Wayne Workman last edited by

                  Your client asks 172.25.5.80 for undionly.kpxe.0 - that’s correct.

                  And it looks like it gets the file, too.

                  However you’ve got some ARP issues… (duplicate use of 172.25.100.43 detected!) I’m not sure what that’s about.

                  So why is it saying file not found when I can see with my eyes that it’s finding the file and getting it?

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                    Tim.Trageser last edited by

                    I checked the only active DHCP server and neither option 66 or option 67 are checked/enabled. I will talk to the vendor that handles our Network to see if there is anywhere else this might be set up.

                    From need2’s comment it looks like I might just need to have Option 66 set. I was really hoping to not have to touch the DHCP server as I am new to this company and don’t want to push my boundries yet.

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                      need2 Moderator last edited by

                      I have run into this issue as well. By doing heavy amounts of research I came to the following conclusions:
                      [LIST=1]
                      []DnsMasq is hard coded to add a .0 to the end of a file. There is no good reason for this. That’s just how it do.
                      [
                      ]There are some PXE clients (computer firmwares) that have issues with it. They assume the “next-server” to be the DHCP unless given a specific Option 66, unlike most other PXE clients that assume the “next-server” to be the same as where they were told to get the boot file. Once again, no good reason for this, just how they do.
                      [/LIST]

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                      • Tom Elliott
                        Tom Elliott last edited by

                        Based on what you’re telling us, it sounds like your DHCP server is setup to hand out a next-server and/or filename address.

                        Could you see about having this disabled?

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                          Tim.Trageser last edited by

                          Forgot the Destination MAC. It is 78:45:C4:3D:8F:E7

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                            Tim.Trageser last edited by

                            Here is the issue.pcap. I will transfer it to my Windows box and look at it with Wireshark, but figured you guys would find stuff faster than I. Changed extension to .txt since it wouldn’t let me upload .pcap or .tar.gz

                            [url=“/_imported_xf_attachments/1/1972_issue.txt?:”]issue.txt[/url]

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                              Tim.Trageser last edited by

                              Correct. If you look at the jpegs I attached to an earlier post.

                              If I change the ltsp.conf to use undionly.0 it boots to network and imediatly gives me file not found. With the conf set as in my last post containing that info, it boots to the Network, goes to the second JPEG then attempts to try downloading default.ipxe from the DHCP server rather than the FOG Server where TFTP is set up and running. And as I stated if I stop dnsmasq on the FOG Server there is nothing else on the network handling Network boots so the systems fail that and go to their HDD.

                              I will go through the TCPDump steps and post the output.

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                              • Tom Elliott
                                Tom Elliott last edited by

                                The part that’s weird to me is the fact that it’s not trying to pull the file from the ltsp located server is it?

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                                • Wayne Workman
                                  Wayne Workman last edited by

                                  You have all the files you need. Permissions are 777 across the board. There are some ownership differences for the files you copied but the 777 permissions should make that not matter…

                                  Lets see what’s happening in the traffic ? There’s steps for TCPDump in the WiKi. Can you look through the resulting PCAP file, or post it here?

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                                    Tim.Trageser last edited by

                                    Here it is.

                                    [url=“/_imported_xf_attachments/1/1969_commandoutput.txt?:”]commandoutput.txt[/url]

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                                    • Wayne Workman
                                      Wayne Workman last edited by

                                      Please post the output of this:

                                      [CODE]ls -laR /tftpboot[/CODE]

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                                        Tim.Trageser last edited by

                                        Yes, I do. If I specify that though it goes back to File not found even though I can GET it on my Windows Workstation using TFTP.

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                                        • Tom Elliott
                                          Tom Elliott last edited by

                                          As your boot file is looking for undionly.kpxe, do you have the file undionly.kpxe.0?

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                                          Web GUI issue? Please check apache error (debian/ubuntu: /var/log/apache2/error.log, centos/fedora/rhel: /var/log/httpd/error_log) and php-fpm log (/var/log/php*-fpm.log)

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                                            Tim.Trageser last edited by

                                            I did that and I still get the file not found when I try and boot a system from the Network, but I can get it using tftp from my Windows Workstation.

                                            I switched everything back to using undionly.kpxe and it gives me the same thing I was getting with my original ltsp.conf.

                                            [url]http://i847.photobucket.com/albums/ab34/Rehendril/20150506_084816_zpsevb4sjy1.jpg[/url]
                                            [url]http://i847.photobucket.com/albums/ab34/Rehendril/20150506_084933_zpsho5mcdr0.jpg[/url]
                                            [url]http://i847.photobucket.com/albums/ab34/Rehendril/20150506_084835_zpsvyktfjt7.jpg[/url]

                                            [CODE]port=0

                                            log-dhcp

                                            tftp-root=/tftpboot

                                            dhcp-boot=undionly.kpxe,172.25.5.80,172.25.5.80

                                            dhcp-option=17,/images

                                            dhcp-option=vendor:PXEClient,6,2b

                                            dhcp-no-override

                                            pxe-prompt=“Press F8 for boot menu”, 0

                                            pxe-service=X86PC, “Boot from network”, undionly.kpxe

                                            pxe-service=X86PC, “Boot from local hard disk”, 0

                                            dhcp-range=172.25.5.80,proxy,255.255.0.0[/CODE]

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