[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: Net install: SS20



On Tue, Jan 30, 2001 at 12:17:15PM -0800, Sean R. Lynch wrote:
> The boot net-tpe is OK, since you're not using a hub. However, dhcpd is not
> going to help you because you have one of those crusty old boot proms (as I
> do) that attempts to boot using rarp.  You need to compile the kernel on
> the tftp server to support rarp, and install rarpd, and put the MAC
> address and hostname of the SS20 in /etc/ethers. Note that the hostname
> must be resolvable.

If you install rarpd, you do not need a kernel that supports RARP.

-- 
 -----------=======-=-======-=========-----------=====------------=-=------
/  Ben Collins  --  ...on that fantastic voyage...  --  Debian GNU/Linux   \
`  bcollins@debian.org  --  bcollins@openldap.org  --  bcollins@linux.com  '
 `---=========------=======-------------=-=-----=-===-======-------=--=---'



Reply to: