-----Original Message----- From: linuxers-admin@mm.ilug-bom.org.in Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2003 6:24 PM Subject: [ILUG-BOM] Diskless Nodes
However I am not able to ping the client from the server. Also the client starts loading the kernel. However the Kernel does not load fully and the booting does not continue. I have no clue
what is the client configuration? we had a p166 client which could not boot past the loading kernel stage. what turned out to be was libc issue. we had to use libc made for i386. our server was a pIII and it was using libc for i686.
continuosly and other blinks according to the traffic. I guess the constantly ON LED is clock signal/Carrier or something.
its not a clock, the network card monitors the voltage/current on the line to provide indication whether the wire is connected to a hub or another pc (thru crossover)
Do I need to use a hub just to connect one Server and one node?
you need to use crossover cable for direct connection. diagram is as follows (hold the plug towards you as if you are going to plug in ur mouth and keep the small tab upwards, not pin on the left is pin1 ) 1 - 3 2 - 6 3 - 1 4 - 4 5 - 5 6 - 2 7 - 7 8 - 8 pin 1 and 2 of one end should be using same color pair. same true for 3,6. pin 4, 5, 7, 8 are not used.
BTW, how have you setup diskless boot client configuration? i mean the filesystem, did you followed the howto method to create it or any other?
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