LTSP Thin Client Connection Problem

[operationsengineer1 at yahoo.com]

resubmitted - first submission didn't post after 12 hours:

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hi, 
all. 
thanks 
for 
the 
help 
that 
allowed 
me 
to 
construct 
the 
boot 
cds 
based 
on 
my 
thin 
client's 
NIC 
- 
i 
think 
i 
got 
them 
to 
work.

however, 
i 
now 
have 
a 
problem 
- 
i'm 
not 
able 
to 
get 
an 
ip 
address.

one 
computer 
hangs 
up 
with...

"Searching 
for 
server 
(DHCP) 
.... 
No 
IP 
Address" 
("No 
IP 
Address" 
just 
repeats 
on 
a 
new 
line 
from 
there)

Another 
computer 
hangs 
with...

"Probing 
PCI 
NIC
Valid 
link 
not 
established" 
(which 
keeps 
repeating).

i 
unplugged 
my 
switch 
too 
see 
if 
it 
needed 
resetting, 
the 
problem 
remained.

does 
this 
sound 
like 
a 
switch 
issue?

can 
i 
test 
to 
make 
sure 
dhcp 
is 
working 
on 
my 
fresh 
edubuntu 
install?

is 
my 
boot 
cd 
really 
working 
and 
how 
can 
i 
verify 
it?

any 
other 
troubleshooting 
guidance 
is 
greatly 
appreciated.

tia...



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