Subject: Re: rpc.bootparamd vs. little-endian machines
To: Roland McGrath <roland@frob.com>
From: Scott Reynolds <scottr@edsi.org>
List: current-users
Date: 09/10/1995 14:42:18
On Fri, 8 Sep 1995, Roland McGrath wrote:

> I boot a sun3 from my i486.

Jason Thorpe found the problem.  As it turned out, rpc.bootparamd wasn't 
at fault; instead, an incomplete ARP entry prevented it from responding.
The reason it's not a problem on the Sun machines is that the PROM 
answers ARP requests... *sigh*

--scott