Network Install

Make sure you are using the correct boot command (you must use the "install" keyword for newer Workstation (Series 700) systems). For older systems, you may need to enter the boot command two or three times.

Check for error messages on the server, logged to the file /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log. Look for instl_bootd messages.

Make sure that the /etc/instl_boottab file contains at least one IP address that is valid for your network.

Make sure the server for the install kernel is on the same subnet as the system you are trying to boot. (The install server itself does not need to be on the same subnet).

If the file /var/adm/inetd.sec exists and has a tftp entry, make sure it allows access to the addresses listed in /etc/instl_bootab.

If your system has multiple lan cards, make sure /dev/lan0 you pick the one connected to the proper network.

Check to see that /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log has an entry such as the following:

 inetd[306]: instl_boots/udp: Unknown service

If there is also an entry in your local /etc/services for instl_boots, check to see if your system is set up to use NIS. If so, it may be that the version of /etc/services supplied by your NIS server needs to have the entries for instl_boots and instl_bootc added.