> 
> >The SLC RARPs to 'armstrong' via muddcs, then asks muddcs for "86AD2A50.SUN4C"
> >(I don't know why it asks for a different bootfile).  Muddcs (which is running
> 
> The bootfile is the hex IP address of the machine that's trying to boot 
> (with an architecture appended).
> 
> >Solaris 2.4) serves it.
> >
> >Why will NetBSD's tftp not serve requests for bootfiles in "octet"?  Has
> >anyone successfully booted a Sun over the network from a NetBSD machine?
> 
> been there, done that. I have no clue why it wouldn't work in your case.
> If you can, try taking another sun machine down and check if it can netboot.
> --Charles Lepple
> 
> 

That's it.  Turns out my SLC is now officially "over the hill".  I think it
may have some overheating problems; anyway it's started rebooting every ten
minutes or so.  I took down the IPC (moe), and it booted just fine.  The SLC
has been laid to rest...

Jack