I am trying to netboot a PC with no CD Drive and no USB Booting options (Available in BIOS but does not recognise USB, broken perhaps somehow).
Anyhow here is the log from TFTP32:
Rcvd DHCP Discover Msg for IP 0.0.0.0, Mac 00:1F:D0:8D:8B:09 [06/12 13:06:48.916]
DHCP: proposed address 192.168.2.1 [06/12 13:06:48.917]
Rcvd DHCP Rqst Msg for IP 0.0.0.0, Mac 00:1F:D0:8D:8B:09 [06/12 13:06:51.113]
Previously allocated address 192.168.2.1 acked [06/12 13:06:51.113]
Connection received from 192.168.2.1 on port 2070 [06/12 13:06:51.125]
Read request for file <netboot\pxelinux.0>. Mode octet [06/12 13:06:51.126]
Using local port 53708 [06/12 13:06:51.127]
Connection received from 192.168.2.1 on port 2071 [06/12 13:06:53.125]
Read request for file <netboot\pxelinux.0>. Mode octet [06/12 13:06:53.126]
Using local port 53709 [06/12 13:06:53.127]
Connection received from 192.168.2.1 on port 2072 [06/12 13:06:57.136]
Read request for file <netboot\pxelinux.0>. Mode octet [06/12 13:06:57.137]
Using local port 53710 [06/12 13:06:57.137]
Connection received from 192.168.2.1 on port 2073 [06/12 13:07:03.122]
Read request for file <netboot\pxelinux.0>. Mode octet [06/12 13:07:03.123]
Using local port 53711 [06/12 13:07:03.124]
TIMEOUT waiting for Ack block #1 [06/12 13:07:06.129]
TIMEOUT waiting for Ack block #1 [06/12 13:07:08.129]
Connection received from 192.168.2.1 on port 2074 [06/12 13:07:11.086]
Read request for file <netboot\pxelinux.0>. Mode octet [06/12 13:07:11.087]
Using local port 53717 [06/12 13:07:11.088]
TIMEOUT waiting for Ack block #1 [06/12 13:07:12.139]
TIMEOUT waiting for Ack block #1 [06/12 13:07:18.126]
TIMEOUT waiting for Ack block #1 [06/12 13:07:26.090]
Also when I ping the computer I get:
Pinging 192.168.2.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 10.20.21.188: Destination net unreachable.
Reply from 10.20.21.188: Destination net unreachable.
Reply from 10.20.21.188: Destination net unreachable.
Reply from 10.20.21.188: Destination net unreachable.
Ping statistics for 192.168.2.1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
PS C:\Windows\system32>
If anyone has any ideas as to how I might go about rectifying this it would be most appreciated.
Regards
EDIT_>
Additional information that might be useful
I am not using a crossover cable; however, the network card on my server computer is a gigabit one, I'm not sure if that means I still need a crossover cable, however. The two PCs are connected by only a fast Ethernet switch.
The final objective of the netboot is to install Debian on the client computer. I am currently running an Apache server but I haven't yet ascertained what the next steps will be. I am booting pxelinux.0 (not really sure yet what it actually is, I got it from the Debian tar.gz file I downloaded from the net following the guide here).