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# ggRock Client Machine boot stuck on "Filename: http://xxxxxxxx... [connecting]

ggRock Client Machine boot stuck on "Filename: [http://xxxxxxxx...](http://xxxxxxxx...) [connecting] This article describes a scenario in which client PCs fail to boot due to an incorrect IP address

### **Problem**

ggRock Machines hang at [connecting] during the boot process.

It may also be noted that the IP address of the server in the "Next Server:" field is incorrect.

### **Solution**

![](https://ggcircuit.atlassian.net/wiki/download/attachments/15861367/undefined-Mar-31-2025-02-31-11-1571-AM.png?version=1&modificationDate=1743388311484&cacheVersion=1&api=v2)

### Re-run ggrock-linux-configurator

1. Access the server console via a direct connection to the server, SSH, or via Debian Control Panel.

2. Log in with the root user, or another admin user on the system.

![](https://ggcircuit.atlassian.net/wiki/download/attachments/15861367/undefined-Mar-31-2025-02-31-10-1973-AM.png?version=1&modificationDate=1743388305615&cacheVersion=1&api=v2)

3. Enter the ggrock-linux-configurator command, then press <Enter>.

![](https://ggcircuit.atlassian.net/wiki/download/attachments/15861367/undefined-Mar-31-2025-02-31-10-3963-AM.png?version=1&modificationDate=1743388305628&cacheVersion=1&api=v2)

4. At the "Welcome" dialog, press <Enter> to proceed with configuration.

![](https://ggcircuit.atlassian.net/wiki/download/attachments/15861367/undefined-Mar-31-2025-02-31-11-4296-AM.png?version=1&modificationDate=1743388305643&cacheVersion=1&api=v2)

5. At the "Install packages" dialog, press <Enter> to install packages from the Debian "contrib" repository.

![](https://ggcircuit.atlassian.net/wiki/download/attachments/15861367/undefined-Mar-31-2025-02-31-11-8292-AM.png?version=1&modificationDate=1743388305649&cacheVersion=1&api=v2)

6. At the "Enable repositories" dialog, press <Enter> to enable the required repositories.

![](https://ggcircuit.atlassian.net/wiki/download/attachments/15861367/undefined-Mar-31-2025-02-31-12-0765-AM.png?version=1&modificationDate=1743388305654&cacheVersion=1&api=v2)

7. At the "IP adddress" dialog, select the primary IP address of your server, then press <Enter> to confirm.

![](https://ggcircuit.atlassian.net/wiki/download/attachments/15861367/undefined-Mar-31-2025-02-31-12-4679-AM.png?version=1&modificationDate=1743388305066&cacheVersion=1&api=v2)

8. If desired, at the "Bridge configuration" dialog you may choose to configure your server for virtual machines at this time by pressing <Enter> to confirm, otherwise select "No" here and press <Enter> to confirm.

![](https://ggcircuit.atlassian.net/wiki/download/attachments/15861367/undefined-Mar-31-2025-02-31-11-5571-AM.png?version=1&modificationDate=1743388305672&cacheVersion=1&api=v2)

9. At the "IP forwarding" dialog, press <Enter> to confirm.

![](https://ggcircuit.atlassian.net/wiki/download/attachments/15861367/undefined-Mar-31-2025-02-31-10-8820-AM.png?version=1&modificationDate=1743388305678&cacheVersion=1&api=v2)

10. Reboot the ggRock server with the "shutdown -r now" command.

![](https://ggcircuit.atlassian.net/wiki/download/attachments/15861367/undefined-Mar-31-2025-02-31-10-6399-AM.png?version=1&modificationDate=1743388305684&cacheVersion=1&api=v2)

11. Once the server boots back up, attempt to boot a Machine again.

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### **Solution 2**

Check that no devices in your LAN are broadcasting PXE responses, then [re-install Debian](https://help.ggcircuit.com/knowledge/install-debian-os-deprecated) and [ggRock](https://help.ggcircuit.com/knowledge/install-ggrock-deprecated).

Data stored on the arrays will not be affected.

### **Additional Information**

If, for any reason, the IP address of your server changed since the last time ggrock-linux-configurator was run, it will need to be run again in order to update configurations.