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Subject: Bootp & bootptest
Message-ID: <1995Sep20.133210.20772@zippy.dct.ac.uk>
From: amm@tremas.dct.ac.uk (Angus Marshall)
Date: 20 Sep 95 13:32:10 +0100
Organization: University of Abertay Dundee
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I'm using NetBSD1.0 and want to set up a bootpd to allocate ip addresses
dynamically to PCs around our Campus. Therefore, I'm ideally looking for a
method that will allocate on a 'first come, first served basis'.
So far, I've managed to get a system that responds to bootptest ok, when the
client already knows its ip address, but I can't get the same to work for a
hardware based request e.g.
> hirta# bootptest -h babylon5
> bootptest: version 2.4.1
> No interface for babylon5
Anyone know what's wrong here? More importantly, what's the cure?
Is my goal of fully dynamic allocation attainable? (If not, I'll be happy to
get it working for just hardware based look-up)
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