Broadcom network cards fail to reinitialize during PXE boot

  • 3502692
  • 25-Apr-2007
  • 30-Apr-2012

Environment

Novell ZENworks 7 Desktop Management Support Pack 1 - ZDM7 SP1 PreBoot Services (PXE)
Novell ZENworks 7 Desktop Management on Linux Support Pack 1 - ZDML7 SP1 PreBoot Services (PXE)

Situation

When booting into PXE, the Broadcom NIC reinitializes, and the connection to the server is lost

Resolution

For ZDM7: Fixed in ZENworks 7 Desktop Management Service Pack 1 Interim Release 3a, available at https://download.novell.com

For ZDML7: Fixed in ZENworks 7 Desktop Management on Linux Service Pack 1 Interim Release 3a. available at https://download.novell.com