TFTP Error or System Hangs After GATEWAY Message
The DHCP server provides an IP address and a location of the initial boot program as part of the DHCP response.
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If the boot program does not exist, then the client boot cannot proceed. The following message is displayed:
Intel(R) Boot Agent PXE Base Code (PXE-2.1 build 0.86) Copyright(C) 1997-2007, Intel Corporation CLIENT MAC ADDR 00 14 4F 29 04 12 GUID FF2000008 FFFF FFFF FFFF 7BDA264F1400 CLIENT IP: 203.0.113.0/24 MASK: 198.51.100.0/24 DHCP IP: 203.0.113.0/24 GATEWAY:203.0.113.0/24 TFTP. PXE-T02: Access Violation PXE-E3C: TFTP Error - Access violation PXE-MOF: Exiting Intel Boot Agent
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If the boot program exists but it is an incorrect program, the client freezes after displaying this message:
Intel(R) Boot Agent PXE Base Code (PXE-2.1 build 0.86) Copyright(C) 1997-2007, Intel Corporation CLIENT MAC ADDR 00 14 4F 29 04 12 GUID FF2000008 FFFF FFFF FFFF 7BDA264F1400 CLIENT IP: 198.51.100.0/24 MASK: 198.51.100.0/24 DHCP IP: 203.0.113.0/24 GATEWAY: 203.0.113.0/24