> Date: Fri, 18 Mar 1994 13:06:31 +0100
> From: Wolfgang Solfrank <ws@tools.de>
> 
> > > boot -a can do the right thing with IP/path specifications.. it cannot
> > > handle hostnames. I have a vague memory that Wolfgang's bootrom code
> > > had BIND in it... that's not a very good idea though.
> > 
> > There is NIS...Sun's secondary boot files support it because you can use
> > hostnames in the bootparams map.
> 
> This was the reason why my (actually it's Ted Lemon's) code contained (parts
> of) BIND. You want to enter servers by name, not by ip addresses, even the
> one where you get your kernel from.
> 
> --
> ws@TooLs.DE     (Wolfgang Solfrank, TooLs GmbH) +49-228-985800

How did you get the initial IP address for the BIND (or DNS) server?

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