Sorry, missed that line...  I dunno then...  Try tailing
/var/log/messages.  For me, bootparam will log failed parameter
requests; you can then determine if the machine is failing receive the
request or failing to service the request.  


Logan Bowers


Bernd Walter wrote:
> 
> On Wed, Oct 31, 2001 at 09:44:49AM +0100, Bernd Walter wrote:
> > On Tue, Oct 30, 2001 at 07:16:46PM -0500, Logan Bowers wrote:
> > > Hmmm...  Try adding this to your bootparm line:
> > > gateway=10.1.1.1:0xffffff00
> > > to give your machine a netmask.
> >
> > Have you read my original mail?
> >
> > I exactly have this (with a different gateway IP) in my bootparam file.
> > But it doesn't matter because it's failing fetching these.
> >
> > What happens is:
> > Getting the IP via rarp.
> > Fetching netboot vis tftp.
> > Getting the IP via rarp again (now for netboot).
> > Getting complete information via bootparm is failing.
> 
> A Solaris 8 box with exactly the same bootparam file answers:
> >b le()
> Boot: le(0,0,0)
> Using IP Address 10.1.1.44 = 0A01012C
> Booting from tftp server at 10.1.1.23 = 0A010117
> Downloaded 18432 bytes from tftp server.
> 
> >> NetBSD netboot [$Revision: 1.7 $]
> Using IP Address 10.1.1.44 = 0A01012C
> net_open: client addr: 10.1.1.44
> net_open: client name: cicely42.cicely.de
> net_open: subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
> net_open: net gateway: 10.1.1.8
> net_open: server addr: 10.1.1.23
> net_open: server path: /var/d27/boot/cicely42
> netboot: trying netbsd
> netboot: loading netbsd
> ...
> 
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