Subject: Re: Netbooting with dhcp
To: Allen Briggs <briggs@ninthwonder.com>
From: Andrew Gillham <gillhaa@ghost.whirlpool.com>
List: port-next68k
Date: 07/08/1999 19:04:17
Allen Briggs writes:
> Hi. I'm trying to netboot a NeXT from a dhcp/tftp server. It looks
> like I'm getting the RRQs from the NeXT, but the server isn't
> responding. I'm wondering if this is due to the vm=auto setting that is
> specified in the HOW-TO for bootp. Anyone know? Here's a bit of the
> tcpdump...
I have a problem similar to this, where the arp entry is not added for
the NeXT. It always shows xxx (x.x.x.x) at (incomplete), until I
add it manually, then it boots fine. This is against a 1.4 machine.
I don't believe I've tested this since I updated to the -release
branch though.
You might doublecheck the arp info on the dhcp server just in case it
is the same problem.
-Andrew
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