add the statement:

arp -s name.of.vax.box 08:00:etc:etc:etc:etc (what is read back to you
on the vax when you show dev)

if you don't have that rarpd won't work and blows the whole thing.  Also
remember you need bootparamd and /etc/bootparams

What OS are you doing this under (doesn't look like FreeBSD to me)?

JS


Paul Apprich wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 11 Jan 1998, Jacob Suter wrote:
> 
> > Well, I am gonna try to attempt to set up a vax to boot all on its own.
> > Up until now I have been using NFS nearly exclusivly for all my data on
> > my VS3100m30's.  I've got one I want to try to make 'stand alone'.
> >
> > Heres what I think I know so far (please slap me if I am wrong).
> >
> > #1 - a VS3100m30 with its broken PIO SCSI support will self boot
> > #2 - it will be somewhat like the FAQ says
> > #3 - I can use the same 'PIO Broken' kernel I have been using up until
> > now netbooting.
> > #4 - I wish I had a VS3100m76 (repeat several times per hour)
> 
> I have one, Jacob. I am attempting to jumpstart it from a 486dx4100 32Mb
> RAM box. At the risk of repeating, I am new to this and will learn at any
> cost . I don't think I had entered the right data for the netmask on
> ifconfig, but it did stop that 'BIOCSETIF: device not configured'
> response. Here are some of the details:
> 
> # ifconfig ne2 inet 10.3.250.2 up netmask 255.255.255.0
> # rarpd -d ne2 &
> # mount -d & (still getting the 'can't make default for /share' error)
> # nfsd -tun 4 & (still getting the 'ca't bind upd address' error)
> # mopd -d ne2 & (got the expected info on screen)
> 
> After entering 'b/100 esa0' and 'mopboot' respectively, I got the
> following from the graphic console of the Vax:
> Nboot: /netbsd
> {some other crap that I will clarify on the next attempt after I am done
> with this mailing}
> 
> le0: transmit timeout stat 0x13
> le0: output buffer busy (repeats infinitely)
> 
> TiA before I have a the other T.I.A. (transient ischemic attack)
> 
> Paul Apprich