Can't get past PXE / DHCP (Solaris 10 x86)... (limited broadcast prob)

From: Noelle (nmvega_at_ComputingArchitects.Com)
Date: 11/15/05 

Date: 15 Nov 2005 13:46:05 -0800

Hi all:

(Thanks in advance -- email: nmvega@ComputingArchitects.Com ).

I had to bite the bullet and get jumpstart working on x86. I'm having
trouble getting past the DHCP part though. Here is my information.

 - First, the jumpstart, boot, install, config, and DHCP server are all
   the same (192.168.1.100 == jmpsrv1). It is an x86 server.

 - The client Im trying to boot is connected !!directly!! to the server
via a
   back-to-back cross-over ethernet cable. The IP address the client
   is supposed to get is 192.168.1.32 (see diag info below).

 - Im using the latest version of Solaris 10 (patched).

The problem is that, while the DHCP server sees the request (see
below),
it is not responding. The output (in debug mode) just repeats

"437a4775: Datagram received on network device: iprb0(limited
broadcast)"

Here is my diagnostic information. Am I missing something, or is
something
incorrectly configured:

===================================================

===================================================
root@jmpsrv1# pntadm -P 192.168.1.0
===================================================
Client ID Flags Client IP Server IP Lease Expiration Macro
 Comment

30303A31313A32663A33373A63373A3032 01 192.168.1.32 192.168.1.100
12/31/2010 test
===================================================

===================================================
root@jmpsrv1# dhtadm -P
===================================================
Name Type Value
==================================================
test Macro
:BootSrvA=192.168.1.100:BootFile=0100112F37C702:
0100112F37C702 Macro
:Include=SUNW.i86pc:SsysidCF="jmpsrv1:/unifier/CLIENT_CONFIGS.d/backup1.srv.hcvlny.cv.net/5.10/SI_CONFIG_DIR.d":SsysidCF="jmpsrv1:/unifier/CLIENT_CONFIGS.d/backup1.srv.hcvlny.cv.net/5.10/SI_CONFIG_DIR.d":SbootURI="tftp://172.27.121.15/0100112F37C702":SbootFIL="nbp.0100112F37C702":
jmpsrv1 Macro
:Include=Locale:Timeserv=192.168.1.100:LeaseTim=86400:LeaseNeg:Hostname:
192.168.1.0 Macro
:Subnet=255.255.255.0:Router=192.168.1.1:Broadcst=192.168.1.255:BootSrvA=192.168.1.100:
PXEClient:Arch:00000:UNDI:002001 Macro
:BootSrvA=192.168.1.100:
i86pc Macro
:Include=Solaris:SrootPTH="/unifier/JUMPSTART.d/export/install/5.10/Solaris_10/Tools/Boot":SinstPTH="/unifier/JUMPSTART.d/export/install/5.10":SbootFIL="nbp.SUNW.i86pc":
Solaris Macro
:SrootIP4=192.168.1.100:SrootNM="jmpsrv1":SinstIP4=192.168.1.100:SinstNM="jmpsrv1":
SUNW.i86pc Macro :Include=i86pc:
Locale Macro :UTCoffst=-18000:
SHTTPproxy Symbol Vendor=SUNW.Sun-Blade-1000
SUNW.Sun-Fire-880 SUNW.i86pc,17,ASCII,1,0
SbootURI Symbol Vendor=SUNW.Sun-Blade-1000
SUNW.Sun-Fire-880 SUNW.i86pc,16,ASCII,1,0
Sterm Symbol Vendor=SUNW.Sun-Blade-1000
SUNW.Sun-Fire-880 SUNW.i86pc,15,ASCII,1,0
SjumpsCF Symbol Vendor=SUNW.Sun-Blade-1000
SUNW.Sun-Fire-880 SUNW.i86pc,14,ASCII,1,0
SsysidCF Symbol Vendor=SUNW.Sun-Blade-1000
SUNW.Sun-Fire-880 SUNW.i86pc,13,ASCII,1,0
SinstPTH Symbol Vendor=SUNW.Sun-Blade-1000
SUNW.Sun-Fire-880 SUNW.i86pc,12,ASCII,1,0
SinstNM Symbol Vendor=SUNW.Sun-Blade-1000
SUNW.Sun-Fire-880 SUNW.i86pc,11,ASCII,1,0
SinstIP4 Symbol Vendor=SUNW.Sun-Blade-1000
SUNW.Sun-Fire-880 SUNW.i86pc,10,IP,1,1
SbootRS Symbol Vendor=SUNW.Sun-Blade-1000
SUNW.Sun-Fire-880 SUNW.i86pc,9,NUMBER,2,1
Stz Symbol Vendor=SUNW.Sun-Blade-1000
SUNW.Sun-Fire-880 SUNW.i86pc,8,ASCII,1,0
SbootFIL Symbol Vendor=SUNW.Sun-Blade-1000
SUNW.Sun-Fire-880 SUNW.i86pc,7,ASCII,1,0
SswapPTH Symbol Vendor=SUNW.Sun-Blade-1000
SUNW.Sun-Fire-880 SUNW.i86pc,6,ASCII,1,0
SswapIP4 Symbol Vendor=SUNW.Sun-Blade-1000
SUNW.Sun-Fire-880 SUNW.i86pc,5,IP,1,0
SrootPTH Symbol Vendor=SUNW.Sun-Blade-1000
SUNW.Sun-Fire-880 SUNW.i86pc,4,ASCII,1,0
SrootNM Symbol Vendor=SUNW.Sun-Blade-1000
SUNW.Sun-Fire-880 SUNW.i86pc,3,ASCII,1,0
SrootIP4 Symbol Vendor=SUNW.Sun-Blade-1000
SUNW.Sun-Fire-880 SUNW.i86pc,2,IP,1,1
SrootOpt Symbol Vendor=SUNW.Sun-Blade-1000
SUNW.Sun-Fire-880 SUNW.i86pc,1,ASCII,1,0

===================================================
root@jmpsrv1# /usr/lib/inet/in.dhcpd -d -v -i iprb0 -b manual
===================================================
437a4718: Daemon Version: 3.5
437a4718: Maximum relay hops: 4
437a4718: Run mode is: DHCP Server Mode.
437a4718: Datastore resource: SUNWfiles
437a4718: Location: /opt/var/dhcp
437a4718: DHCP offer TTL: 10
437a4718: BOOTP compatibility enabled.
437a4718: ICMP validation timeout: 1000 milliseconds, Attempts: 1.
437a4718: Maximum concurrent clients: 1024
437a4718: Maximum threads: 256
437a4718: Read 9 entries from DHCP macro database on Tue Nov 15
15:37:44 2005
437a4718: Monitor (0003/iprb0) started...
437a4718: Thread Id: 0003 - Monitoring Interface: iprb0 *****
437a4718: MTU: 1500 Type: SOCKET
437a4718: Broadcast: 192.168.1.255
437a4718: Netmask: 255.255.255.0
437a4718: Address: 192.168.1.100
437a4775: Datagram received on network device: iprb0(limited
broadcast)
437a4777: Datagram received on network device: iprb0(limited
broadcast)
437a477b: Datagram received on network device: iprb0(limited
broadcast)
[ ... repeated ... ]
437a4783: Datagram received on network device: iprb0(limited
broadcast)
437a4793: Datagram received on network device: iprb0(limited
broadcast)
437a4795: Datagram received on network device: iprb0(limited
broadcast)
437a479e: Signal: INT received...Exiting
437a479e: Closing interface: iprb0
437a479e: Monitor (0003/iprb0): exiting.
437a479e: Interface statistics for: iprb0 **************
437a479e: Pending DHCP offers: 0
437a479e: Total Packets Transmitted: 0
437a479e: Total Packets Received: 6
437a479e: Total Packet Duplicates: 0
437a479e: Total Packets Dropped: 0
437a479e: Total Packets Processed: 6
437a479e: Total Protocol Errors: 0
437a479e: Daemon terminated.

===================================================
root@jmpsrv1# snoop -d iprb -x0
Using device /dev/iprb (promiscuous mode)
===================================================
OLD-BROADCAST -> BROADCAST DHCP/BOOTP DHCPDISCOVER

           0: ffff ffff ffff 0011 2f37 c702 0800 4500
......../7....E.
          16: 0240 0000 0000 1411 a4ae 0000 0000 ffff
.@..............
          32: ffff 0044 0043 022c d2dc 0101 0600 3037
...D.C.,......07
          48: c702 0004 8000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
................
          64: 0000 0000 0000 0011 2f37 c702 0000 0000
......../7......
          80: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
................
          96: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
................
         112: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
................
         128: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
................
         144: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
................
         160: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
................
         176: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
................
         192: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
................
         208: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
................
         224: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
................
         240: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
................
         256: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
................
         272: 0000 0000 0000 6382 5363 3501 0137 2401
......c.Sc5..7$.
         288: 0203 0405 060b 0c0d 0f10 1112 1617 1c28
...............(
         304: 292a 2b32 3336 3a3b 3c42 4380 8182 8384
)*+236:;<BC.....
         320: 8586 8739 0204 ec61 1100 1111 1111 1111
...9..ìa........
         336: 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 5d02 0000 5e03
..........]...^.
         352: 0102 013c 2050 5845 436c 6965 6e74 3a41 ...<
PXEClient:A
         368: 7263 683a 3030 3030 303a 554e 4449 3a30
rch:00000:UNDI:0
         384: 3032 3030 31ff 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
02001...........
         400: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
................
         416: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
................
         432: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
................
         448: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
................
         464: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
................
         480: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
................
         496: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
................
         512: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
................
         528: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
................
         544: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
................
         560: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
................
         576: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
................

[ ... this is repeated for each DHCP re-request ... ]

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