[Centos] Re: centos] [centos 3.4] e1000 and installation problem

[Martin Hamant]

On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 13:26:56 -0500 (EST)
R P Herrold <herrold at owlriver.com> disait:

> On Tue, 8 Feb 2005, Martin Hamant wrote:
> 
> > I install Centos'es from PXE, with vmlinuz and initrd provided by
> > images/pxeboot from the first CD of centos 3.4.
> >
> > The server is a PowerEdge 1850 with two integrated e1000 nic
> > interfaces.
> >
> > So kernel is booting, then it comes to the screen which ask for one
> > nic to do a dhcp query. I choose eth0, dhcp server reply well and
> > then i get an ip address, dns'es, etc. And nothing else happen
> > because the nic link is going down at this point !!! (no light, no
> > way. )
> 
> There have been changes over time of the MII link management 
> code used by Anaconda.  I encounter these issues with 3-com 
> nic's and Intel switches, but have also encountered them with 
> T-Lan nic's as well.
> 
> Simplify the network topology - go to a straight crossover to 
> your dhcp/next server if possible - alternatively, consider 
> trying a single switch between the unit under test and the 
> dhcp/next server -- then vary the switch brand, to test each. 
> If possible, run TCPDUMP on the server side, and see whenre 
> the connection is failing.

The switch is a 3com. the dhcp server and the PE1850 is connected
to this switch. I will try if i have time to test what you mentioned.
Thank you very much !

-- 
Martin