Robin Mordasiewicz
2005-Jun-19 06:06 UTC
[CentOS] cannot kickstart after buying new SMC switch
For some reason I cannot kickstart via pxe after installing a new SMC 48Port GigE switch. I swapped out an old hub to test and kickstarting still works with the old hub. Does anyone have any suggestions, --
Sean O'Connell
2005-Jun-19 06:30 UTC
[CentOS] cannot kickstart after buying new SMC switch
On Sun, 2005-06-19 at 02:06 -0400, Robin Mordasiewicz wrote:> For some reason I cannot kickstart via pxe after installing a new SMC > 48Port GigE switch. > > I swapped out an old hub to test and kickstarting still works with the old > hub. > > Does anyone have any suggestions,Robin- I assume this is a managed switch. This is most likely SpanTree biting you. You need to enable the equivalent of PortFast for ports on your switch that have hosts attached to it. -- Sean