Can't boot from network with multi-NIC client&server :(

[Feng Shuo]

We use grub to boot diskless workstations from Network (with PXE). The server is a 2-way P4-Xeon(hyper-thread) with two Ethernet NICs. We found that the grub can't boot the client when the two NICs were both connected. I thought it didn't add/reflash the arp entry when the server answered the tftp request with another NIC(different from the one grub get the DHCP answer).

Another problem is found when the diskless client has two NICs. The grub seems not able to work when it get only one DHCP answer. It seems won't boot until the other NIC get a dynamic IP from server. The mechanic will be harmful in remote-boot blade servers. :(

 

Feng Shuo

Special Class for Gifted Young, University of Science and Technology of China

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National Engineering Centre for High Performance Computer

Institute of Computing Technology，Chinese Academy of Sciences 

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