Im having a problem where I get the error 'An error occurred while obtaining an IP address from the DHCP server. Please check to ensure that there is an operational DHCP server on this network segment' when booting from a standard WDS boot.wim image taken from a Windows 7 DVD.
I am using Server 2008 R2 and am adding the drivers to the boot using WDS, but also have the problem if the drivers are injected beforehand using DISM.
When the error occurs I can shift + F10 and IPCONFIG and see it HAS picked up an internal IP from DHCP. Seems maybe it is timing out before it gets the IP? DHCP server is not on the WDS box but is in the same subnet.
As per some fixes I have read I enabled RSTP on my switches but that didnt help.
I have included the end of setupact.log to see if any of you have any ideas. Seems to be failing but as I say, the network IS initialized as I can see the internal IP assigned by DHCP when running IPCONFIG.
I dont suppose theres any way of increasing the timeout?
Thanks.
2011-04-11 17:26:31, Info [0x0b0022] WDS StartNetworking: Trying to start networking.
2011-04-11 17:26:31, Info WDS Network service dhcp not running or could not be queried: 264d00 1 1
2011-04-11 17:26:31, Info WDS Network service lmhosts not running or could not be queried: 264e18 1 1
2011-04-11 17:26:31, Info WDS Network service lanmanworkstation not running or could not be queried: 264d00 1 1
2011-04-11 17:26:31, Info WDS Network service bfe not running or could not be queried: 264e18 1 1
2011-04-11 17:26:31, Info WDS Network service ikeext not running or could not be queried: 264d00 1 1
2011-04-11 17:26:31, Info WDS Network service mpssvc not running or could not be queried: 264e18 1 1
2011-04-11 17:27:24, Info WDS Installing device pci\ven_14e4&dev_1691&subsys_04aa1028 X:\WINDOWS\INF\oem37.inf succeeded
2011-04-11 17:27:25, Info WDS No computer name specified, generating a random name.
2011-04-11 17:27:25, Info WDS Renaming computer to MININT-VN2P876.
2011-04-11 17:27:25, Info WDS Acquired profiling mutex
2011-04-11 17:27:25, Info WDS Service winmgmt disable: 0x00000000
2011-04-11 17:27:25, Info WDS Service winmgmt stop: 0x00000000
2011-04-11 17:27:25, Info WDS Service winmgmt enable: 0x00000000
2011-04-11 17:27:25, Info WDS Released profiling mutex
2011-04-11 17:27:25, Info WDS Acquired profiling mutex
2011-04-11 17:27:25, Info WDS Install MS_MSCLIENT: 0x0004a020
2011-04-11 17:27:25, Info WDS Install MS_NETBIOS: 0x0004a020
2011-04-11 17:27:25, Info WDS Install MS_SMB: 0x0004a020
2011-04-11 17:27:25, Info WDS Install MS_TCPIP6: 0x0004a020
2011-04-11 17:27:26, Info WDS Install MS_TCPIP: 0x0004a020
2011-04-11 17:27:26, Info WDS Service dhcp start: 0x00000000
2011-04-11 17:27:26, Info WDS Service lmhosts start: 0x00000000
2011-04-11 17:27:26, Info WDS Service ikeext start: 0x00000000
2011-04-11 17:27:26, Info WDS Service mpssvc start: 0x00000000
2011-04-11 17:27:26, Info WDS Released profiling mutex
2011-04-11 17:27:26, Info WDS Spent 967ms installing network components
2011-04-11 17:27:28, Info WDS Spent 2247ms installing network drivers
2011-04-11 17:27:38, Info WDS QueryAdapterStatus: no operational adapters found.
2011-04-11 17:27:38, Info WDS Spent 10140ms confirming network initialization; status 0x80004005
2011-04-11 17:27:38, Info WDS WaitForNetworkToInitialize failed; ignoring error
2011-04-11 17:27:38, Info WDS GetNetworkingInfo: WpeNetworkStatus returned [0x0]. Flags set:
2011-04-11 17:27:38, Error [0x0b003f] WDS StartNetworking: Failed to start networking. Error code [0x800704C6].[gle=0x000000cb]
2011-04-11 17:27:38, Info [0x0640ae] IBSLIB PublishMessage: Publishing message [WdsClient: An error occurred while obtaining an IP address from the DHCP server. Please check to ensure that there is an operational DHCP server on this network segment.]