Thank you very much for your input. This is also something that I have considered, you've just given me more reason to think it may be my problem. I'm currently trying to get an old 10 base hub to use so that I can test it out.
Well, we tested this with an EN104 Netgear hub. It was able to see the network and return a MAC address. Unfortunately it exited the PXE without any specific error code. I don't know for sure if this particular hub is half-duplex or not. But, we're trying to locate one for permanent use.
It turns out that the on board NIC on the GX1 does not support anything but a 10-half duplex connection for the RIS to work properly. We had an HP printer that the port had already been turned down on. When using that connection the PXE boot and RIS went fine.
This is kind of silly because it doesn't matter what switch or hub you use provided it allows BootP/DHCP, TFTP, IP... and the standard protocols switches and hubs use.
We PXE boot to image all of our computers via Novell/Zenworks Imaging.
We have PXE booted with various HP ProCurve switches, With Cisco Switches, we have even used Cheap Piece of Junk 10/100 Linksys at times. We have PXE booted computers on 3Com Hubs at 10 mbps half duplex and we have PXE booted computers on HP Procurve Gigabit Full-Duplex.
Overall the PXE works great if your network is setup to PXE boot computers. If the services are not running, you get Media test failure.
Perhaps you had an old switch or hub and connected it to another switch or hub and did not use the proper cross-over cable; therefore, you had no connection.
YOu will need the Broadcom 57xx NIC drivers for RIS to work.
OOPs you said GX1 not GX280. Um I think the NICs were 3Com, but I can't remember. YOu will need the right driver after PXE to do RIS.
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Hook up a 10 meg half duplex hub Or use a linksys BEFSR41 firewall router and see if you still get media test I think you wont.
It doesnt like the nway configuration of the switch you are using.
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December 6th, 2005 19:00
Thank you very much for your input. This is also something that I have considered, you've just given me more reason to think it may be my problem. I'm currently trying to get an old 10 base hub to use so that I can test it out.
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December 22nd, 2005 19:00
We PXE boot to image all of our computers via Novell/Zenworks Imaging.
We have PXE booted with various HP ProCurve switches, With Cisco Switches, we have even used Cheap Piece of Junk 10/100 Linksys at times. We have PXE booted computers on 3Com Hubs at 10 mbps half duplex and we have PXE booted computers on HP Procurve Gigabit Full-Duplex.
Overall the PXE works great if your network is setup to PXE boot computers. If the services are not running, you get Media test failure.
Perhaps you had an old switch or hub and connected it to another switch or hub and did not use the proper cross-over cable; therefore, you had no connection.
YOu will need the Broadcom 57xx NIC drivers for RIS to work.
OOPs you said GX1 not GX280. Um I think the NICs were 3Com, but I can't remember. YOu will need the right driver after PXE to do RIS.
Message Edited by Jbirk on 12-22-2005 03:31 PM