Re: syslinux command line?

Liston,

You need to enable "port fast" or whatever it's called on Extreme gear. 
There should be another feature your LAN guys can configure so if you
plug a switch into a port configured for "port fast", the port will be
auto-disabled.  You NEED port fast enabled for DHCP and PXE to work.

/Brian/

On Thu, 2004-03-11 at 13:43, kickstart-list@xxxxxxxx wrote:
> How do you get command-line on the compaq servers?
> 
> I don't recall see option for that.  I usually press F12 for PXE boot.
> 
> We are having problems with PXE not working through Extreme Network Black
> Diamonds.  The PXE will timeout while port is configured for spanning tree
> and networking can't/won't turn that off.  Being able to configure network
> some other way may be perfect workaround.
> 
> Thanks,
> Liston
> 
> On Thu, 11 Mar 2004, Brian Keffer wrote:
> 
> > Thomas,
> >     The following syntax should do what you want
> >
> >    linux text ks=nfs:192.168.1.1:/path/to/ks.cfg ip=192.168.1.2
> >     dns=192.168.1.1 netmask=255.255.255.0 gateway=192.168.1.254
> >     ksdevice=eth0
> >
> >    Good luck,
> >      Brian
> >
> > Cameron, Thomas wrote:
> > > Hi all -
> > >
> > > We use Proliant servers with iLO boards.  Instead of setting up PXE or 
> > > DHCP, or creating a new diskette image with a ks.cfg for each server, is 
> > > there a way to set the ip address, netmask and gateway from the command 
> > > line when syslinux comes up?
> > >
> > > I am using:
> > >
> > > linux text ks=nfs:192.168.1.1:/path/to/ks.cfg
> > >
> > > Can you do something like this:
> > >
> > > linux text 
> > > ks=nfs:192.168.1.1:/path/to/ks.cfg,eth0=192.168.1.2,netmask=255.255.255.0,gateway=192.168.1.254
> > >
> > > Thanks!
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