[K12OSN] Error! dhcpcd failed!

[Petre Scheie]

I would go straight to trying the little five port 10/100 switch.  It's easy, there's no 
(mis-)configuration to get in the way, and they almost always work in my experience. 
10/100/1000 switches are another matter.

Petre

Shane Sammons wrote:
> Ray and Les:
> 
> Ray I updated the bios to A10 from A01, PXE failed to get DHCP, I will have
> write down the error.
> 
> When I said I moved it down the basement, I mean all of it, the switch sits
> on the TC and the server sits under the table. Both the TC Mon, Key, and
> Mouse are next to the servers.
> 
> I am 99.9% sure that switch is 100% because we just got 3coms about 30 days
> again to "fix" the network as they could be managed and vlan properly, but
> the Dells were joining an MDF (where this one was from) and an IDF via 
> Fiber
> SCF (or SFC) transceivers, and this switch in the MDF fed into our passport
> over a cross over. I will try with a 10T Hub I have, and if I can grab my
> little 5 port 10/100 Switch I can try with that.
> 
> As for the link connectvity, yes the switch shows "green" which is the 
> 100Mb
> connectivy, Orange is 10.
> 
> I will run back down and see what else I can write down and give 
> you...sucks
> I have no network connection down there, tried to run one, but the cable 
> was
> too short and I have no cable here(yet I have the crimper and ends :P ).
> 
> On 11/8/06, Shane Sammons <shane.sammons at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Petre,
>> Thanks for the side questions feedback. I will consider it, as I think it
>> could be proactively organized and help develop good Wiki articles and 
>> such.
>> I see the point where a mailing list lets you sit in just your email 
>> client,
>> which makes it easy to interact with. But I do know you can 
>> "subscribe" to
>> specific forums topics and such. So perhaps I will give it a shot, as I
>> would like to help for once with a project in some way, and I am not a 
>> great
>> programmer or anything.
>>
>> P.S. Hopefully the Google tip will let me find an answer to my question,
>> because it is driving me nuts, perhaps I can switch NICs and see.
>>
>> On 11/8/06, Petre Scheie <petre at maltzen.net> wrote:
>> >
>> > Shane Sammons wrote:
>> > > Also, just a side question, does anyone host forums for this project,
>> > cause
>> > > I really can't stand mailing lists, they are antiquated and
>> > disorganized
>> > > and
>> > > as far as I can see unsearchable. If not, I might start a topic about
>> > offer
>> > > to host one so we can sort and categorize topics, sticky things, and
>> > make
>> > > common answers and guides.
>> > >
>> > > Thanks,
>> > > Shane
>> > >
>> > Both www.k12ltsp.org and www.ltsp.org already have wikis to which 
>> anyone
>> > can post
>> > answers, guides, etc., and everyone is encouraged to add to
>> > it.  Searching the mailing
>> > list is simple via google; there's even a mention of how to do it on 
>> the
>> > K12LTSP wiki
>> > (
>> > 
>> http://www.k12ltsp.org/phpwiki/index.php/How%20to%20search%20the%20mailing%20list%20archives 
>>
>> > )
>> >
>> > The problem with forums is you have to actively go to them to interact
>> > with the project;
>> > mailing lists allow the project to be sent to you passively, so to
>> > speak.  The question
>> > has come up before, but so far most people have opted to stay with the
>> > mailing list.
>> > Nevertheless, you are welcome to setup such a forum, but I'm not sure
>> > you'll attract the
>> > critical mass of people (I'd love to be proven wrong).
>> >
>> > Petre
>> >
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