Ok, I've gotten the owfboot.net to load.  and I get this..

ok boot net
NetBSD/sparc64 OpenFirmware Boot, Revision
 >> (martin@setting-sun.duskware.de, Fri May 18 08:09:34 CST 2001)
Using BOOTPARAMS protocol: ip address 192.168.1.10bootparamd: 'whoami' 
call failed
bootp: no reply
Using BOOTP protocol: ip address: 192.168.1.10 netmask 255.255.255.0
root addr=0.0.0.0 path=/
Fast Data Access MMU Miss
ok

so, in short where do I want to look for what's stopping this?  This is 
being booted from a FreeBSD Alpha machine running 4.3-stable.  I'm 
trying to follow the netboot directions at netbsd.org.  From what I can 
see that is being logged, it gets the kernel from the tftp server, loads 
it.. then nothing.

What do I want to make sure is where? I'm trying to just do the install 
to the local drive (in the sparc64 box) and have it run from there, no 
nfs mounts to run this box.

Any help is GREATLY appreciated.

Brian