[TriLUG] RHEL4 Network Install / DHCP Problem

[Greg Cox]

> I'm having trouble with a Blade.  It PXE boots fine into a network
> install.  The install runs great with the onboard Broadcom NICs.  If I
> install an expansion card that adds two interfaces, the problems
> start.  After anaconda starts, the machine issues a DHCP request.
> This request isn't being seen by the DHCP server.  It just will not
> perform this network install with the expansion card in!  Any ideas?
>
> I'm passing ksdevice=eth0 during startup.

On some boxes at $JOB, PXE is on the on-mobo interface, but eth0 is the
top dual-port card.

I didn't find a good way to make the mobo have eth0 reliably, so, the
buildout team gets to play cablepluggerinnery games.