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zzmjohn
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‎04-24-2010 12:02 PM

real machine can not pxe boot from a virtual pxe server

Hi, I have a pxe server installed in a VM on bridged net. Other VM can PXE boot from this server, the LAN　is 192.168.1.*, because its a bridged network. All the VMs acts just as a real machine on my LAN. But my new real machine can not get dynamic ip from this virtual PXE server (which has a virtual DHCP server).

Anyone came across similar problem?

How could a virtula dhcp server assign ip to other real machines on the same LAN?

Any suggestions are appreciated.

THX

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TJet18
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‎04-24-2010 01:30 PM

What host is your PXE server vm running on?

Did you check to see if the host has firewall settings turned on? If it does, then either turn off the host firewall...or open the ports in the firewall that PXE and DHCP require.

Your other vm's are likely able to pxe boot because they are all behind the firewall (if one exists on your host).

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Scissor
Virtuoso
Virtuoso
‎04-24-2010 03:42 PM

What is your Host OS? What is your Guest OS? What version of VMware Workstation do you have installed?

Perhaps this KB article applies?: http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1015940

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zzmjohn
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‎04-25-2010 08:24 PM

guest vm is ubuntu 9.10, host is win7. I have closed all the firewall and security software. vmware's own DHCPs are disabled.

And the real machine on the LAN had no problem to boot from win 2008 server's WDS. of course when I use virtual ubuntu PXE server, I shut down the

win2008.

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EVW
Enthusiast
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‎04-26-2010 02:05 AM

Enable WDS logging on your server and check these LOG files.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936625

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