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> Granted, the above logs won't appear until anaconda is
> started. So, in case like this, I would use tcpdump to figure out
> what's going on.
It only gets to Anaconda init before trying DHCP, so I doubt
either of the above log methods will work. What would you look for
in a packet capture?
[...]
If I really want to see what's going on, I would run tcpdump on the
node that runs cobbler, and records the traffic from the inception
of the PXE booting process, save it to a file, and review it using
wireshark UI (on the same node or your desktop). That way, I can
use wireshark's filter to do drill-down whenever I need. Just a
suggestion. You may prefer to use tcpdump directly. Some do.
[...]
I guess the kickstart file could be sniffed from the wire?
[...]
All packets, if you wish ;-)
HTH
-- Zack