[gPXE] etherboot and WDS

[James]

On 17-Jan-10 11:34 Shao Miller wrote:
> James wrote:
>>
>> > - You noted that Etherboot failed to offer an ARP response.  Do you
>> > achieve different results when you statically map the MAC to the IP for
>> > the client on the server?  You can use the 'arp -?' command in Windows
>> > to read about using 'arp -s' to assign such a mapping.
>> >
>> Did not try.
>>
> 
> I'd still be interested in your Etherboot results after a static ARP 
> entry on the server.  It's great that you've found that gPXE can meet 
> your needs, after all.  Perhaps it wouldn't be worth the time to 
> investigate the Etherboot incompatibility any further; obviously up to you.
> 
I don't think I'll have time to investigate this scenario further,
nor do I really have the desire at this point now that I have a
gPXE solution working for me.

>> So whatever this "fix-up" is didn't happen correctly.
>>
> 
> The "fix-up" might be happening, but you could be suffering from some 
> other problem, such as discussed above.
> 
> I appreciate all of the detail you've provided; it's great reference 
> material for future inquiries of the same nature!
> 
> - Shao Miller

Thank you Shao and Marty for all your help.  I will see what I can do about
contributing some details to the wikis.  I'm happy to share my diffs
even if it may not be the best diff solution.

James