UEFI Enabled; unable to get IP address from DHCP, WDS

Question

I'm trying to boot PCs from a Windows 2012R2 WDS server in UEFI mode. it works fine BIOS mode, but I want to boot from UEFI mode.

I have change the boot setting to UEFI mode; secure boot in BIOS.

I am using Dell laptops and when I try to boot from NIC IPv4 under UEFI boot shows as below.

Checking Media Presence........... Media Present... Start PXE over IPv4.

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then it hold for a while to get IP address from DHCP server then fails and prompts to reboot laptop.

What is the model of hte laptops and the BIOS version that you are using on the devices? — Elliot Huffman, Apr 18 '19 at 12:59
Can you update them to the latest bios version? (1.8.3). Also, can you validate that your DHCP server is responding to all clients? — Elliot Huffman, May 03 '19 at 15:01
Adding it to it, If I boot the laptop to OS, it will pick the IP address, but from PXE IP is not picking. — Caterpillar, May 03 '19 at 15:10
I have created a chat room to declutter the comments: https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/93193/pxe-troubleshooting-temp Can you join me there? — Elliot Huffman, May 03 '19 at 15:15

Thomas · Answer 1 · 2019-04-17T19:54:14.807

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When normal PXE with BIOS works, your should check if you have enabled WINS on your Network card (under TCPv4 Settings) of your WDS Server. When yes, disable it :)

edited Apr 17 '19 at 19:54

answered Apr 17 '19 at 18:43

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could you verify this? – Thomas Apr 25 '19 at 08:49
did not work thomas. – Caterpillar May 03 '19 at 15:31

UEFI Enabled; unable to get IP address from DHCP, WDS

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