Ris: Tftp Open Timeout

[adon]

Hello I have installed RIS here are the settings

1 RIS Server, and 1 DHCP server both on the same subnet....

and clients that are to be RIS'd on another subnet....

the PC boots, and gets a valid DHCP lease, But after the DHCP lease your client is not booting up the RIS service..... I get TFTP open timeout message.

I have scope option you have Scope Option #66 Set , also 60. 150, 13, 67, and 43

switches are enabled with fastport and are passing all ports to all subnets.

Is there something else I am missing. Are there any test I can run.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[un4given1]

Welcome!

Have you given this a look?

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...kb;en-us;259670

[adon]

I was looking at this today. Did not help

[adon]

how can test tftp if it is working

[Taggs]

Hi Adon,

I had the very same problem some time back. It happend after I added WUS/BITS2 to the server (I think). It ended in me rebuilding the server(Doh!) as it was much quicker, at the time to get a live server up and running than try and find the problem.

Two things to check,

1) the network card in the PC trying to connect to the server, try swapping it

2) Is your RIS or DHCP server behind a router (which may not be set up correctly)?

Taggs

[Taggs]

Just had a nother thought! Have you got two network cards in the RIS server?

If so try teaming them if you haven't done already. If not teamed I found funny things seemed to happen (or maybe its my lack of knowledge!) with the networking.

[adon]

Thanks for the suggestions. I added some scopes options to that subnet on dhcp

I got the RIS working. Now I am getting you do not have necessary drivers for you network adapter message

My client has intel pro/100 vm nic.

Anyone ideas

Thanks

[Taggs]

Adding All other Third Party OEM Drivers

1. On the RIS server, at the same level as the i386 folder on the RIS image, create a $oem$ folder if it does not all ready exist. Use the following structure to create directories for all OEM drivers you wish to add to the image:

\$oem$\$1\Drivers\Nic\intel

          \Realtec

        \SIS

\$oem$\$1\Drivers\Chipset\SIS

\SUS

\$oem$\$1\Drivers\Video\NVIDIA

              \Intel

              \ETC……

2. Copy the OEM-supplied driver files to this folder. Note the folder in which the .inf file looks for its drivers. Some manufacturers place the .inf file in a folder and copy the driver files from a subfolder. If this is the case, create the same folder structure below the one you created in this step.

3. Make the following changes to the .sif file that is used for this image installation:

[unattended]OemPreinstall = yes

OemPnpDriversPath = “\Drivers\Nic\intel;\Drivers\Nic\Realtec;Drivers\Nic\SIS;Drivers\Chipset\SIS;etc…….” for all the oem drivers directories created.

This will search for the hardware on the PC and install the correct drivers for each specific item of hardware.

Your install is looking for your NIC drivers but you do not have the correct drivers installed. Looks like you are using VM ware?

Above is how you add new NIC drivers to your RIS setup. I hope this helps.

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=36833&st=10

Check out my documentation, (see above link). I hope it helps

Im no expert but you may find it usfull if you are new to setting up a RIS server.

PS how did you sort your problem of timing out?

Taggs

[adon]

I had a add a scope otpion to my dhcp scope to tell it where the TFTP servers. Its scope 150

I have creating OEM folder and adding drivers but it still does not work

[Taggs]

Have you stoped and restarted the boot service? (w2ks)

net Stop "boot information negotiation layer"

net Start "boot information negotiation layer"

If it still does not work after this, it has to be the wrong drivers. Have a play around with older drivers, as this has been the cause of some problems for me.

Did you copy the SYS and INF files to the root if I386?

Don't forget to check your driver line in your ristndrd.sif file if you have changed the structure of your driver files.

[adon]

checked and rechecked I have created those folders added correct path in the .sif file