[GH-ISSUE #1485] Initramfs nic is down with manual IP #482

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opened 2026-02-27 14:51:57 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment
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Originally created by @TheLordOfTheKings on GitHub (Jul 16, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz/issues/1485

Hi
My VPS hosting doesn't offer IP to vm's through DHCP and netboot.xyz fails at downloading squashfs when in initramfs.
At netboot's boot time i can set IP manually and it works fine and i can ping and resolve domains in netboot's iPXE.
But during any ISO installation in initramfs, it fails to reach the network and download required squashfs files from GitHub because initramfs hasn't got an IP from a DHCP server or netboot itself.
I can't set IP manually nor resuming the installation process in initramfs, what should i do?

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Originally created by @TheLordOfTheKings on GitHub (Jul 16, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz/issues/1485 Hi My VPS hosting doesn't offer IP to vm's through DHCP and netboot.xyz fails at downloading squashfs when in initramfs. At netboot's boot time i can set IP manually and it works fine and i can ping and resolve domains in netboot's iPXE. But during any ISO installation in initramfs, it fails to reach the network and download required squashfs files from GitHub because initramfs hasn't got an IP from a DHCP server or netboot itself. I can't set IP manually nor resuming the installation process in initramfs, what should i do? ![ipinfo](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/9ae38894-e644-42d2-b5d4-445d6979ad0d) ![ipxe](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4c534ead-6a4d-487e-9e72-ef200409e6ac) ![initramfs](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f231cfee-0438-42d3-aae2-37d32ba581a4) ![initramfs2](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/923c9ced-5308-4c66-8ff3-28f2860284a2)
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@i1052 commented on GitHub (Feb 25, 2025):

Same issue.
When your interface ip is /32, setting the default route on e2 will fail.
Using ip route add default dev e2 will bring the network back, but i don't know how to continue the downloading...

<!-- gh-comment-id:2682167630 --> @i1052 commented on GitHub (Feb 25, 2025): Same issue. When your interface ip is /32, setting the default route on e2 will fail. Using `ip route add default dev e2` will bring the network back, but i don't know how to continue the downloading...
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