


PXE-E51: No DHCP or proxyDHCP offers were received However, the first error we’ll look at won’t even show up in this log. Using Trace32 to view this log file can give you realtime information on the PXE boot process. Or, if you have configured another server as the PXE Service Point it will be found at: SMS_CCM\Logs\smspxe.log If you have set up the PXE Service Point on the site server it can be found at: %ProgramFiles%\SMS_CCM\Logs\smspxe.log On the server side there’s one log file that will help you immensely. Network drivers are not available for Vista/7.Network drivers for Vista/7 are available, but not for XP.Duplicate SMBIOS id (typically seen on older hardware).Workstation BIOS configuration and/or lack of RAM.Some possible causes of error in a PXE build are: The place at which a PXE build fails can tell us where to investigate. When a PXE failure occurs it helps to be very precise with the step it failed at.

There is a lot that can go wrong though, especially if you’re attempting to run it in a high security, heavily filtered network. PXE booting makes deploying OS images much simpler for end user technicians.
