tcpdump and rarpd -d are usually helpful to localize a problem.
I'd also check /etc/ethers which should have an entry for your client host.

Regards,
	Andrey

On Fri, Nov 16, 2001 at 12:50:24PM +0000, danny webster wrote:
> 
> Hi there!
> 
> I think my problem is to do with NFS, but i'm sure it's probably elsewhere, too. :)
> 
> 
> the FreeBSD server is: ragnarok / 10.233.40.232
> the NetBSD ultra10 is: imp	/ 10.233.40.236
> 
> The binary extracts are in:
> 
> /export/root/{bin, etc, netbsd, usr, lib}	(etc etc ...)
> 
> /tftpboot is working fine, as it grabs ofwboot.net when I 'boot net netbsd'
> but the I get to the following error:
> 
> No response for RARP request
> bootp: no reply 
> 
> (and then it tries find all the netbsd.* kernels which it cannot.)
> 
> FreeBSD side, I have:
> 
> bootparamd -d
> 
> /etc/bootparams:
> 
> imp root=imp:/export/root swap=imp:/export/swap
> 
> 
> rarpd -a
> 
> mountd -2dlnr 	(the logging shows that the export is loaded ok)
> 
> nfsd -h 10.233.40.232 -n 4
> 
> /etc/exports:
> 
> /export -alldirs -maproot=root  imp
> 
> 
> Could you shed some light on this for me please?
> 
> many thanks!
> 
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