Subject: Re: MicroVax II netbooting
To: bart sikkes <b.sikkes@student.utwente.nl>
From: Frederik Meerwaldt <frederik@freddym.org>
List: port-vax
Date: 10/10/2000 15:10:05
> Hello,
Hi!
> We now use vax-port of NetBSD-1.4.1 and have installed all the files we
> We press enter and see:
> > boot netbsd
> Trying BOOTP
>
> Now nothing happens, the only thing we see on tcpdump is this:
> 14:33:45.552149 B 0.0.0.0.bootpc > 255.255.255.255.pootps: [|bootp]
>
> We have waited for something, but further nothing happens.
>
> Can someone help us get going again?
Do you have bootpd started on your server?
> thanks,
> bart
>
> ps:
> As netboot server we're using a redhat 6.1 system with kernel 2.2.16.
> Between the netboot server is a crosslink cable and on the vax we've put an
> UTP to Vax ethernetcard connector converter.
>
> verions mopd: 2.5.3
It mops correctly
> version bootparamd: 1.0.1 (i think)
I don't know if that will work. On my FreeBSD System I just start
/usr/libexec/bootpd and it works :-). What does your /etc/boot* files look
like?
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Best Regards,
Freddy
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