HELP!
I'm trying to net-boot my SPARCstation 330.  I have followed the diskless
how to to a T, but no luck.  The server platform (currently) is RedHat 5.1
(After unsuccessful attempts with Solaris 2.6 and FreeBSD 2.2.5).

The problem appears to be in the whoami broadcast from the boot image.
While I (think) I can see the call and response in a snoop, it still fails
to send the GETFILE request and continue with the boot process.

Here's what my snoop session looks like:
rarp whois client tell client
rarp reply client at client.test.net
client.test.net.1524 > server.test.net.tftp: 22 RRQ "CDF4E604.SUN4"
>>>  tftp transfer removed for brevity <<<
rarp who-is client tell client
rarp reply client at client.test.net
rarp who-is client tell client
rarp reply client at client.test.net
client.test.net.1023 > 255.255.255.255.sunrpc: udp 96
client.test.net.1023 > 255.255.255.255.sunrpc: udp 96
client.test.net.1023 > 255.255.255.255.sunrpc: udp 96
client.test.net.1023 > 255.255.255.255.sunrpc: udp 96

and that's all.  What it looks like is that it sends the whoami, then my
server answers, then it repeats.  I think.  But why would it be a rarp
conversation, instead of an RPC?

I should add what my SPARCstation shows:

>b le()
Using IP Address 205.244.230.4 = CDF4E604
Boot: le(0,0,0)
Booting from tftp server at 205.244.230.3 = CDF4E603
Downloaded 43784 bytes from tftp server.

>> NetBSD/sparc Secondary Boot, Revision 1.7
>> (pk@flambard, Mon May 11 09:43:48 MEST 1998)
Using IP Address 205.244.230.4 = CDF4E604
boot: client IP address: 205.244.230.4
bootparamd: 'whoami' call failed
Can't open network device 'le(0,0,0)'
open: netbsd: Unknown error: code 60
device[le(0,0,0)]:

One more thing - when I run the rpc.bootparamd in debug mode, I can see the
request come in, and presumably the response go out.  I am sure that all me
daemons are running.  That is why I'm really confused.

I have also gone through this same process with the OpenBSD net boot - the
results are exactly the same.

Am I missing something?  Please advise.

Thanks,

<:)  Lyndon Griffin