Description of problem: Tried to install an OS via PXE. For networking I use "Virtual Network 'default': NAT". the ip forwarding is enabled on the hypervisor. Flushed everything in the filter table and added only the following to the nat table: iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth0 -s 192.168.0.0/16 -j MASQUERADE the following modules were loaded: nf_nat_tftp 987 0 nf_conntrack_tftp 4878 1 nf_nat_tftp nf_nat 22726 3 nf_nat_tftp,ipt_MASQUERADE,iptable_nat nf_conntrack 79453 7 nf_nat_tftp,nf_conntrack_tftp,ipt_MASQUERADE,iptable_nat,nf_nat,nf_conntrack_ipv4,xt_state WHen I boot a VM and point to some PXE server - I reach the server, but here's what I get in the tcpdump on the server: 20:12:34.542503 IP <hypervisor FQDN>.1024 > <PXE FQDN>.tftp: 40 RRQ "pxelinux.0" octet blksize 1432 tsize 0 20:12:34.543396 IP <PXE FQDN>.54289 > <hypervisor FQDN>.1024: UDP, length 27 20:12:34.543672 IP <hypervisor FQDN>.1024 > <PXE FQDN>.54289: UDP, length 4 20:12:34.543746 IP <PXE FQDN>.54289 > <hypervisor FQDN>.1024: UDP, length 1436 20:12:34.544096 IP <hypervisor FQDN>.1024 > <PXE FQDN>.54289: UDP, length 4 20:12:34.544142 IP <PXE FQDN>.54289 > <hypervisor FQDN>.1024: UDP, length 1436 20:12:34.544432 IP <hypervisor FQDN>.1024 > <PXE FQDN>.54289: UDP, length 4 20:12:34.544467 IP <PXE FQDN>.54289 > <hypervisor FQDN>.1024: UDP, length 1436 20:12:34.544799 IP <hypervisor FQDN>.1024 > <PXE FQDN>.54289: UDP, length 4 20:12:34.544899 IP <PXE FQDN>.54289 > <hypervisor FQDN>.1024: UDP, length 1436 20:12:34.545307 IP <hypervisor FQDN>.1024 > <PXE FQDN>.54289: UDP, length 4 20:12:34.545342 IP <PXE FQDN>.54289 > <hypervisor FQDN>.1024: UDP, length 1436 20:12:34.545648 IP <hypervisor FQDN>.1024 > <PXE FQDN>.54289: UDP, length 4 20:12:34.545682 IP <PXE FQDN>.54289 > <hypervisor FQDN>.1024: UDP, length 1436 20:12:34.545967 IP <hypervisor FQDN>.1024 > <PXE FQDN>.54289: UDP, length 4 20:12:34.546002 IP <PXE FQDN>.54289 > <hypervisor FQDN>.1024: UDP, length 1436 20:12:34.546293 IP <hypervisor FQDN>.1024 > <PXE FQDN>.54289: UDP, length 4 20:12:34.546328 IP <PXE FQDN>.54289 > <hypervisor FQDN>.1024: UDP, length 1436 20:12:34.546605 IP <hypervisor FQDN>.1024 > <PXE FQDN>.54289: UDP, length 4 20:12:34.546639 IP <PXE FQDN>.54289 > <hypervisor FQDN>.1024: UDP, length 1436 20:12:34.547025 IP <hypervisor FQDN>.1024 > <PXE FQDN>.54289: UDP, length 4 20:12:34.547060 IP <PXE FQDN>.54289 > <hypervisor FQDN>.1024: UDP, length 264 20:12:34.547274 IP <hypervisor FQDN>.1024 > <PXE FQDN>.54289: UDP, length 4 The output above is NOT truncated - that's all I get on the PXE server. On the client I see that I reach the server, but instead of getting a menu of available OS (works fine on regular machines), after some time I'm prompted that the boot via pxe has failed. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: RHEL6.2, Create a VM, Configure the new VM to communicate via NAT. Try to install an OS from a PXE server that resides on another subnet (reachable from the hypervisor). Steps to Reproduce: 1. Create a VM and define its network interface to operate in NAT mode. 2. Boot the VM, Click on Ctrl+ B, type config 3. In the menu, set the next server and the bootfile to something that matches your setup. 4. Click on Ctrl+x. Type autoboot Actual results: The PXE boot starts (actually reaches the PXE server) , but then fails. Expected results: Get a list of available PXE installations. Additional info: I also tried switching many possible drivers. e1000,virtio,rtl8139... Nothing helps.
I cannot reach the pxe server if it's in the different subnet from guest. I can only install guest successfully when the pxe server is in the same subnet as guest.
Laine, is this a valid use case?
Reporter is gone, and given the esoteric nature of this request, just closing