[ale] [OT] LTSP issue

[Sergio Chaves]

Speed=10/100
Connection=Direct on server

Thanks for the help.

Sergio

On Wednesday, January 19, 2011 05:38:40 pm cdcoleman wrote:
> The "green" light is the link indicator and/or speed indicator. When the
> light is off, no physical layer connection detected or it could mean a
> problem with auto-negotiating the link speed. What speed NICs are in the
> servers? Are the clients connected to a hub or switch or directly
> connected to the server?
> 
> 
>  Chris Coleman
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Sergio Chaves <sergio.chaves at gmail.com>
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
> Sent: Wed, January 19, 2011 4:35:48 PM
> Subject: [ale] [OT] LTSP issue
> 
> Ok, this is a challenge I need help with.
> 
> I currently have an  LTSP environment on Ubuntu 9.10  setup at my church.
> 
> Old PIIs and PIIIs boot fine off of LTSP on 9.10 server.
> However, they ALL fail when booting from LTSP on 10.10.
> NEWER Clients - P4 and newer w/onboard NICs boot just fine off of BOTH 9.10
> and 10.10.
> 
> I have noticed that the old clients DO NOT even "see" the dhcp server (do
> not become active with a green light) from the 10.10.
> Unplugging the cable from the old client nic and plugging into the newer
> client's nic and... "voilla", LTSP boots perfectly.
> <stupid question starts> :-)
> Was there any changes with the DHCP/PXE protocols on 10.10 ?
> If so, would that prevent old nics from "seeing" the DHCP server on the
> LTSP box?
> <stupid question ends> :-)
> 
> Please note that the LTSP installations are on 02 different test servers:
> LTSP 9.10 is on a  old IBM eserver 325 (two network cards).
> LTSP 10.10 is on a old Compaq Proliant DL380 (two network cards).
> 
> Could it be something linked to the server's network cards (bios related?)?
> 
> The church officials will not allow me to officially deploy it until I have
> this issue figured out; budget is tight and, for now, upgrade to real thin
> clients and/or newer PCs is not an option.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Sergio