Re: bootp, dhcp, etc
Aaron Van Couwenberghe <avancouw@calpoly.edu> writes:
> On Thu, Oct 21, 1999 at 09:38:43AM -0700, goswin.brederlow@student.uni-tuebingen.de wrote:
> > I have about 20-40 MB free on the demo-fs, so a few KB aren4t a
> > problem, but booting the demo-fs via network won4t be possible
> > automatically with that size.
>
> I think it should be. most networks require dhcp, and loading by floppy or CD
> is a pain if you've got an nfs server running.
There will allways be the option to configure the network by
hand. Normaly giving the IP and netmask would be enough. broadcast,
dns and gateway will be guessed and if everything fails you can type
in the ips. At least thats what I want.
> > What libs do they need or are the 34 K as static binaries?
>
> bootpc and dhcpcd both only link to:
>
> libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x40019000)
> /lib/ld-linux.so.2 => /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x40000000)
Thats fine, they are already there.
> pump requires additional libraries:
>
> libpopt.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpopt.so.0 (0x40019000)
Also there for whiptail (modconf).
> libresolv.so.2 => /lib/libresolv.so.2 (0x40020000)
Hmm, don´t have that on the initrd.
> libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x4002f000)
> /lib/ld-linux.so.2 => /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x40000000)
>
> Of course, it still doesn't work.
So its out of question. :) Gota read the dhcpcd and bootpc docs.
> If size is an issue, most networks that have lease servers running use dhcp.
> Bootp is mostly deprecated by now. Therefore, it might be completely
> reasonable to leave bootp-on-rescue-install out while including dhcp.
A single disk installation probably won´t be possible with
modules. You eigther need a 2.88 floppy or two 1.44 floppies. For the
CD 2.88 floppies are no problem, but nobody has a real 2.88 floppy drive.
May the Source be with you.
Goswin
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