Issue
PXE boot fails and the following error shows up when PXE booting:
PXE-E52: ProxyDHCP offers were received. No DHCP offers were received.
Cause
This occurs when the PXE client receives a response from a PXE proxy but cannot contact the DHCP server.
A DHCP server is necessary for network booting to work correctly.
Understanding the PXE boot process
Resolution
Resolve the problem with the DHCP server.
Common issues and things to check
- Is the IP Address scope full?
- Are any addresses available for the PXE client?
- Is network latency causing the client to time out before contacting the DHCP server?
(Check ping between client subnet and DHCP) - Is the DHCP server down or is the DHCP Service stopped?
- Are BootP packets being blocked between the PXE client and the DHCP server?
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