Using PXE to install FreeBSD 6.0 - wrong kernel path and ip

Artyom Viklenko artem at aws-net.org.ua
Thu Nov 10 04:22:03 PST 2005


Emre Bastuz wrote:
> Nov 10 09:54:48 install-i386 dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:0c:29:a1:44:95
> via lnc0
> Nov 10 09:54:48 install-i386 dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 192.168.2.17 to
> 00:0c:29:a1:44:95 via lnc0
> Nov 10 09:54:49 install-i386 dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.2.17
> (192.168.2.38)
> from 00:0c:29:a1:44:95 via lnc0
> Nov 10 09:54:49 install-i386 dhcpd: DHCPACK on 192.168.2.17 to
> 00:0c:29:a1:44:95
> via lnc0
>
> ... so far so good ... the box asks for an IP address and receives the one
> I
> have configured in the dhcpd.conf for it´s particular MAC address ...
>
> Nov 10 09:54:50 install-i386 dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:0c:29:a1:44:95
> via lnc0
> Nov 10 09:54:50 install-i386 dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 192.168.2.17 to
> 00:0c:29:a1:44:95 via lnc0
> Nov 10 09:54:50 install-i386 dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.1.38
> (192.168.2.3)
> from 00:0c:29:a1:44:95 via lnc0: ignored (not authoritative).
>
> ... now this is strange:
> - why does the box ask *again* for an IP address?
> - why does it ask for 192.168.1.38 in particular? I have not configured
> this
> address anywhere

Do you use dhcp server in VMWare? You can disable it.

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           Sincerely yours,
                            Artyom Viklenko.
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