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Wireshark and PXE Server

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Hello

We are sending a UDP Request to the PXE Server but for some reason the PXE Server is not receiving this UDP request. Then we put wireshark on the PXE server and now we see that the PXE Server does receive our UDP Request.

Any thoughts on why this might be happening?

Thanks,

asked 25 Jul '13, 16:25

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ChrisPXE
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edited 25 Jul '13, 16:53

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Guy Harris ♦♦
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What happens if, for example, you run tcpdump or WinDump (depending on whether the PXE server is running Un*x or Windows), or tshark, capturing on the interface on which the PXE server would receive packets from the host that's sending them? Does that also cause the PXE server to see the UDP request?

To what MAC address (not IP address, MAC address) is the UDP packet being sent? Is it the same as the MAC address of the interface on which the PXE server would receive packets from the host that's sending them?

(25 Jul '13, 16:50) Guy Harris ♦♦