dhcp okay, but no http

[Jeremy Silver]

Seph,

Do the precisions have multiple NICs?  I have repeatedly had problems with
booting off one NIC and Linux defines the other as eth0, tries to get the
config file (in my case with NFS) and fails since only the other NIC was
connected.  In which case, try booting off the other NIC.  Also, I think
there is a kernel parameter in RH9 (and therefore may be in Fedora) where
you can specify which NIC to use, such as 'ksdevice=link' to use the
connected NIC or 'ksdevice=eth1' to force kickstart to use the secondary
NIC.

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Subject: Re: dhcp okay, but no http


> They boot, they get dhcp, but they always fail to get the config file.
> If I run things through a hub, I see the dhcp traffic, but the machine
> never even sends an http request.
>
> Playing around a bit more, I seem to only have trouble with the
> precisions when plugged into netgear hubs or switches. Even with
> network cards that work in the dimensions on the same switches.

I realize this is confusing. Let me try again...

The precision machines, with their onboard NICs fail when talking to netgear
equipment. However, the failure is not what I'd expect for network
incompatability. They get dhcp, they ping. They claim http fails, but they
send no packets, and drop into manual mode. From manual mode, http works
fine.

seph


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