Issue

When attempting to PXE boot, the following error appears:

• PXE Boot fails.
• No F8 option is recieved by clients.
• Unable to PXE Boot machines.
• Unable to network boot machines.
  
  

Cause

• No PXE representatives are deployed.
• Deployed PXE Representative is turned off.
• PXE representative is not in the same broadcast domain as target machine.
• Firewall on PXE representative is blocking requests from target machine.
• PXE services are not running.
• Windows Deployment Services (WDS) are installed on the PXE representative.
• Another service on the server is using port 67
  
  

Resolution

• Update BIOS on device
• Ensure that a PXE representative is on and is deployed in the same broadcast domain as the target machine.
• Ensure that no firewall is blocking requested packets from PXE booted machines.
• Ensure PXE services are running.  The two services are "LANDESK® PXE Service" and "LANDESK® PXE MTFTP Service".
  If they are running, restart the services.
• Redeploy the PXE Representative.
• If PXE services repeatedly stop on PXE representatives, download and install the latest service pack on the core, then remove and redeploy PXE representatives.
• Disable the Windows Deployment Services (WDS) on the PXE representative.
• Run the "netstat -abn" command to find the service which is using port 67 and disable/reconfigure this service.

Note: The PXE Representative may need to be rebooted if the services are running, the firewall is off, but it still does not respond.