> > Nov 19 15:26:27 sometimes rpc.bootparamd: getfile got question for "very.weird.com" and file "gateway"
> > Nov 19 15:26:27 sometimes rpc.bootparamd: getfile failed for very.weird.com
> >
> > The last two lines repeat seven more times and cause the client machine
> > to complain "nfs_boot: timeout...".  It works, but it's definitely not
> > clean or fast.
>
> FWIW, I get the same thing diskless booting a HP300 system using -current
> on the server and the 1.3_ALPHA hp300 snapshot.

Just a guess: this isn't the lack of ARP table poking in rarpd
which is reported in PR bin/4531?  There's an obvious but
inconvenient and inelegant workaround for that problem...

- H=E5vard