For us, anytime Netboot has stopped working, it's either been the server just needed a reboot, or someone messed with the IP helpers. Haven't had a Netboot issue in a long time though. My money is on the helpers not being there or that the netboot packets aren't properly being forwarded in a routed network.

John
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John Wetter
Technical Services Manager
Educational Technology, Media & Information Services
Hopkins Public Schools
952-988-5373<livecall:952-988-5373>

The server has been rebooted and reimaged.

Hi Matt,

This sounds like an IP helper address problem.

You know your netboot server is ok, as it is working within the your building. You can verify a client outside of your building can netboot by configuring manually. If this works double check the IP helper addresses.

sudo bless --netboot --server bsdp://10.10.10.10

On HP switches you can verify the ip helper addresses with the following - note we have seen an issue where it didn't work with too many ip helper addresses set.

config
show ip helper-address

Hope this helps.

Lisa.

Lisa Davies
ICT Client Services Manager
Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview
Phone: 02 9882 8413
Mobile: 0417 005 735

For us, anytime Netboot has stopped working, it's either been the server just needed a reboot, or someone messed with the IP helpers. Haven't had a Netboot issue in a long time though. My money is on the helpers not being there or that the netboot packets aren't properly being forwarded in a routed network.
John Wetter <john_wetter at hopkins.k12.mn.us> wrote:

John
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John Wetter
Technical Services Manager
Educational Technology, Media & Information Services
Hopkins Public Schools
952-988-5373