Syslinux - Jan 2006 - PXE ACROSS NETWORK

Have a primary site with Kickstart Service and "Primary Host" that
provides resources to multiple workstations.
Once workstation are configured, they work fine across the distance with the
Primary Host.

I use kickstart to load machines and have no problem locally loading, but have
problems when attempting to
kickstart across the wire to a remote site. 

I currently physically bring the workstations to the Primary Site, kickstart
them, then return them to work site
for final tweaking. Because of the particular network card and network topology
combined, I have a 25 - 30 second
delay in boot process to compensate for the NIC/network to fully come up before
proceeding with boot process.
(NFS mounting, NTP, etc . . .)

The problem is when I attempt to kickstart, using PXE, across the wire.  The PXE
times out before it receives
the IP address. Is there an option in the ../pxelinux.cfg/default file that I
can add to allow longer timeout? Or is
it more a configuration of  the DHCP service? I've played around with the
timeout option in the default file with no
luck.

Thanks in advance.


Keith Genneken
=================================L-3 Communications, Titan Group
keith.genneken.ctr at navy.mil

On Thu, Jan 19, 2006 at 07:32:45AM -0800, Genneken, Keith A (TTGP) wrote:
   <snip/>
> The problem is when I attempt to kickstart, using PXE, across the wire.
> The PXE times out before it receives the IP address.
> Is there an option in the ../pxelinux.cfg/default file
> that I can add to allow longer timeout?
> Or is it more a configuration of  the DHCP service?
> I've played around with the timeout option in the default file
> with no luck.

If I understand the problem correct,
then is the firmware that decides to time-out.
That is way before PXELINUX comes alive.

You have to modify add at the "hardware side"
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> 
> Keith Genneken

HtH
GSt