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Re: network installation ( dhcp problem)



hi Rick
 Thanks for your time :
 Plz find the details just below to your reply..



Rick Stevens wrote:
On Fri, 2007-03-23 at 12:55 +0530, Alok Pandey wrote:
  
Hi  linux Gurus,
I am trying to configure a network installation server on CentOS(2.6.9).
    

No, it's CentOS 4.something.  The kernel is 2.6.9-something.  Please be
clear... there are major differences between the different CentOS
versions.

  
Server : Centos 4.3 final kernel (2.6.9-34.El)
CLient : Centos 4.3 final       kernel (2.6.-34.el)

  
The point where i stucked  is .
    The client is not able to find my dhcp server. 
The steps which i have taken is:
1) copy all the 4 cd disk to /data/network-install/x86/CentOs/RPM
2) copy all the 4 cd image to /data/network-install/x86/CentOs/ISO
3)configured NFS as (in  /etc/exportfs)
     /data/network    *(ro,sync)
4)configured ftp as
    anon_root=/data/network-install/x86/CentOs/RPM
5) Configured dhcp server by putting mac address ,hostname and ip.
    

Are you sure you started the DHCP daemon, dhcpd?
  
Yes: i have restarted  the dhcpd service.
Now  after booting the client with CentOs 1st cd and choosing te option :-
1) Lan Boot
    results: perfect  (i.e it get the ip same  address as mentioned in Dhcp)
2) linux askmethod
    a) Dynamic Ip by dhcp
        results:- fail  with error
        Pump Told us : no dhcp reply recived.
    

Hell, the installer still uses pump?  Jeeze!
  
What do mean by 'still uses pump' ??
  
    b) static ip
    results:- proceed , but failed to mount the nfs share and anonymous 
dir  shared by the server.
    

This sounds like a firewall issue to me.  Get on the server and verify
that you've opened the firewall for NFS and DHCP.

  
Yes : their  is no firewall  on the server .(i.e iptable is stoped)

  
Hope the above Information will clear my situation .
I am not getting any way around, can any one show me a light.
Any suggestion is welcome.

One thing i will like to mention here is that after installation , 
client find my dhcp successfully . and also
    

And also....what?

It's odd that after installation dhclient finds the dhcp server, but
not before.  Again, this could be a firewall issue and you're not
actually using DHCP but a fixed IP.  
  
I know is odd but its happening . and i am getting the pump error when ever  i used the dhcp option at installation time.
Firewall is off on server .
Dhcp server is configured as,
  ip range  50-100 is reserved for laptop(i.e they always get different ip  when plugged) and rest machines are hardcore  with their mac address.

Can you  suggest me were do i look for the fault.
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