[PLUG] Ubuntu 8.10 as network installation server for PXE client

[Arun Tomar]

hi!
nilesh.

On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 11:04 PM, Nilesh Joshi <nileshnjoshi at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have ubuntu 8.10 system. I have configured this system to work as network
> installation server. I would be installing Suse Enterprise 10 from this
> using PXE boot. I have mounted Suse ISO image on /srv/dist.
>
> I have configured following things as of now:
> 1. dhcpd server
> 2. tftp server
> 3. NFS – where I have mounted SuSE Enterprise 10 ISO image.
>

according to me, your configuration should work.

have a look at a tutorial that i wrote sometime back. i think this might be
helpful.
http://solutionenterprises.co.in/pxe_boot_server_on_opensuse_10_3


>
> When I boot client system and select PXE boot, I see that IP is been
> offered
> to the client machine in /var/log/messages. However client gives message
> below:
> ….PXE-E18: Server Response timeout
>
> Other info:
>
> I do not have any entry in /etc/inet.d for tftp
>
> test at test:~$ cat /etc/default/tftpd-hpa
> #Defaults for tftpd-hpa
> RUN_DAEMON="yes"
> OPTIONS="-l -s /srv/tftpboot"
> test at test:~$
>
> /srv/tftpboot is owned by root:root and has 777 for these 2 directories. (I
> tried nobody:root but didn't see any change so reverted back to root:root)
>
> /etc/dhcp3/dhcpd.conf=>
> ddns-update-style none;
> default-lease-time 600;
> max-lease-time 7200;
> log-facility local7;
> subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
>  range 192.168.1.2 192.168.1.100;
>  option routers 192.168.1.1;
> }
> host pxeinstall {
>  next-server 192.168.1.1;
>  filename "pxelinux.0";
> }
> dhcp starts without any issue.
>
> I do not have any DNS for this setup. Also not specific domain. Once
> installation is done, name will be changed and systems will be places in
> other network.
>
> Questions:
> 1. I have used pxelinux.0 from ubuntu machine. Is that OK? I have copied
> all
> other files from SuSE as I want to install SuSE on remote clients.
>
> 2. I am not able to connect to the 69 port but I can download file using
> tftp (using tftp-hpa):
>
> test at test:~$ tftp -v 192.168.1.1
> Connected to 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1), port 69
> tftp> get pxelinux.0
> getting from 192.168.1.1xelinux.0 to pxelinux.0 [netascii]
> Received 14928 bytes in 0.2 seconds [715499 bit/s]
> tftp> quit
>
> test at test:~$ telnet 192.168.1.1 69
> Trying 192.168.1.1...
> telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused
> test at test:~$
>
> Is it expected behavior?
> How can I verify that tftp is offering pxelinux.0 image to client.
>
>
> What all things are wrong in this setup?
>
> Thanks and Regards,
> -Nilesh
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Arun Tomar
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