'[load balancing] Big-IP PXE - Adapter Support'

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List:       loadbalancing-l
Subject:    [load balancing] Big-IP PXE - Adapter Support
From:       "Evan Poll (EMC)" <Evan.Poll () ericsson ! ca>
Date:       2003-06-11 15:39:27
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Hello all, 

I've been trying to run a PXE (network install) using the 4.2-PTF06 image on my \
laptop. The PXE process fails because the kernel cannot detect the laptop's Ethernet \
adapter upon boot. I have tried numerous different PCMCIA adapters but to no avail, \
I'm trying to find which network adapters are supported. 

I also discovered that different versions of the software support different adapters, \
4.2-PTF06 would not boot on my DELL CP laptop using a Xircom but 4.5-PTF03 worked \
liked a charm. 

F5 support is working on getting me a list but they have nothing official. I wondered \
if anyone on the mailing list has done PXE installs using laptop/PCMCIA and I would \
be interested in knowing which type of network adapter was used (preferably with the \
4.2-x image).

Thanks in advance,

--
Evan


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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">I've been trying to run a PXE (network install) using \
the 4.2-PTF06 image on my laptop. The PXE process fails because the kernel cannot \
detect the laptop's Ethernet adapter upon boot. I have tried numerous different \
PCMCIA adapters but to no avail, I'm trying to find which network adapters are \
supported. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">I also discovered that different versions of the \
software support different adapters, 4.2-PTF06 would not boot on my DELL CP laptop \
using a Xircom but 4.5-PTF03 worked liked a charm. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">F5 support is working on getting me a list but they \
have nothing official. I wondered if anyone on the mailing list has done PXE installs \
using laptop/PCMCIA and I would be interested in knowing which type of network \
adapter was used (preferably with the 4.2-x image).</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Thanks in advance,</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">--</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Evan</FONT>
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