Fedora :: Cannot Kickstart Computers Using The Pxeboot

Jan 28, 2011

I cannot kickstart my computers using the pxeboot The pxeboot is working The kernel is loaded, however, the network manager is not able to get the IP, however, 10 seconds before the PXE was able to get. I do not receive a request on my network

I have messages as

device state change 2->3 (reason 40)
...
device state change 3->4 (reason 0)
...
device state change 5->7 (reason 40)
Timeout

The strange this, if I inserte a stupid switch everything is working.

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Code:
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Code:
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