You need to make sure that you have all daemons properly configured
and started. You need rpc.bootparamd, mountd and nfsd. rpc.bootparamd
and mountd can be started with -d (debug mode) so you'll see what 
they got and how replied. Also you  should be able to nfs mount
you client's root filesystem from another machine on network.
Also netbsd's netboot FAQ is very helpful.

--
	Andrey

On Wed, 13 Dec 2000 Ronald.vanderPol@surfnet.nl wrote:

> On Wed, 13 Dec 2000, Paul (NCC/CS) wrote:
> 
> > I have boot.net working for a SPARCstation 1+ .
> > It's NetBSD version 1.4.2 though.
> 
> OK, I ftp'ed NetBSD-1.4.2/sparc/binary/sets/base.tgz and extracted
> ./usr/mdec/boot.net. I has the same problem.
> 
> So I guess something else is wrong. I have ROM Rev 1.0. Are the
> settings of the bootrom variables important? I have diag-switch?
> false and boot-from le()netbsd.
> 
> If I understand correctly you can compile a boot.net with debug
> on. Does anybody have such a boot.net? I have no NetBSD system
> for compiling.
> 
> 	rvdp
> 
>