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Subject: Bootp/Bootptest and boot.bin
Message-ID: <1995Sep21.160915.20804@zippy.dct.ac.uk>
From: amm@tremas.dct.ac.uk (Angus Marshall)
Date: 21 Sep 95 16:09:15 +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)
Additional:
I've tried to get some response from the bootpd by using the boot.bin
(ROM) code loaded with dosload.exe. All this seems to do is reboot the client
PC without displaying any of the messages it should. I've recompiled the
ROM code to match up with local hardware variations (base addresses
are different) (I could only find one copy of dosload.exe using
archie so I hope that's not the problem)
Has any got a system like this working? If so, can they please either
mail or post an idiot's guide to setting it up please?
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