Description of problem: Installed RH AS 3.0 on machine pxe_server and set it up as a PXE server. The installer on the PXE client (pxe_client) complains that "That directory could not be mounted from the server" after the client successfully got the ip addr info from the server through DHCP. But, from /var/log/messages on pxe_server, the mount request was authenticated. See below: ...rpc.mountd: authenticated mount request from pxe_client:614 for /export/home/as3 (/export/home/as3) Also, from some other machine in the same subnet as this pxe_client, I could successfully mount pxe_server:/export/home/as3. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: Expected results: Additional info:
Is this reproducible? What OS is the server running?
I believe it is RedHat Linux 9, whatever bundled with RH AS 3. Did uname -a on server: Linux pxe_server 2.4.21-4.ELsmp #1 SMP Fri Oct 3 17:52:56 EDT 2003 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
It is reproducible every time.
Today I got the same error. Someone mentioned that it may pxe successfully out physical eth0, but then once the install kernel and initrd are loaded, it attempts to use physical eth1 as "eth0" to install. Any validity? Thoughts?
It's possible that what the BIOS sees as the first ethernet device isn't the same as what it is in the OS. Are you sure the request is going out over the ethernet device you think it is? What messages are on tty3 and tty4?
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