Hi,

	Thanks very much again.
	machine (sun 3/60 ROM Revision 3.0.1)

	>b le() -a
	Boot le(0,0,0) -a
	Using IP address 192.168.0.2 = C0A80002
	booting from tftp server at 192.168.0.1 = C0A80001
	Downloaded 13312 bytes from tftp server

	>>NetBSD netboot [$Revision: 1.2$]
	boot: netbsd-gen   /* netbsd resides in /export/client/root/ */
	Using IP Address 192.168.0.2 =  C0A80002
	boot: client address: C0A80002
	boot: client name   : client
	boot: subnetmask    : 255.255.255.0
	boot: net gateway   : 192.168.0.1 
	boot: server address: 192.168.0.1 
	boot: server path   : /export/client/root

	boot: netbsd-gen:unknown error: code -1
	boot:

	The tcpdump output at the server side is

start of output...

15:26:24.249848 rarp who-is client tell client
15:26:24.577381 rarp reply client at client
15:26:24.657985 client.telefinder > server.tftp: 17 RRQ "C0A80002"
15:26:27.305391 server.1070 > client.telefinder: udp 516
15:26:27.410378 client.telefinder > server.1070: udp 4
15:26:27.414229 server.1070 > client.telefinder: udp 516
15:26:27.422809 client.telefinder > server.1070: udp 4
15:26:27.710678 client.telefinder > server.1070: udp 4

/*
  lines deleted, which correspond to
  13312 bytes of netboot.

 */

15:26:27.841626 server.1070 > client.telefinder: udp 516
15:26:27.850134 client.telefinder > server.1070: udp 4
15:26:27.850838 server.1070 > client.telefinder: udp 4
15:26:27.854900 client.telefinder > server.1070: udp 4
15:26:35.396028 rarp who-is client tell client
15:26:35.427426 rarp reply client at client
15:26:35.496688 rarp who-is client tell client
15:26:35.498665 rarp reply client at client
15:26:35.553137 client.1023 > 255.255.255.255.sunrpc: udp 96
15:26:36.397035 server.sunrpc > client.1023: udp 76
15:26:36.555267 arp who-has server tell client
15:26:36.555560 arp reply server is-at 0:0:c0:6c:27:ba
15:26:36.556185 client.1022 > server.655: udp 80
15:26:36.639373 server.655 > client.1022: udp 80
15:26:36.762567 client.1021 > server.sunrpc: udp 76
15:26:36.765166 server.sunrpc > client.1021: udp 28
15:26:36.766105 client.1021 > server.688: udp 84
15:26:37.112885 server.688 > client.1021: udp 28

end of output...

The bootparamd output was,

Jan  7 15:51:18 server bootparamd: whoami got question for 192.168.0.2 
Jan  7 15:51:18 server bootparamd: This is host client 
Jan  7 15:51:18 server bootparamd: Returning client   usc.edu    192.168.0.1 
Jan  7 15:51:18 server bootparamd: getfile got question for "client" and file "root"
Jan  7 15:51:19 server bootparamd: returning \
	SERVER:server path:/export/client/root address: 192.168.0.1 



My /etc/bootparams reads as follows

client	root=server:/export/client/root 
	swap=server:/export/client/swap

..and /etc/exports

/export/client -maproot=root client (???)

...and the /export/client/root/etc/fstab

server:/export/client/root / nfs rw 0 0 
server:/export/client/x11r6 /usr/x11r6 nfs rw 0 0
server:/u/home /u nfs rw 0 0


Appreciate any help.

Thanks and Regards

Diya