I believe 1.1 rarpd ay have checked that an appropriate file
	existed in /tftpboot for the requesting IP address - try
	a ktrace of rarpd while the sun3/50 is trying to boot.

	No idea what an eon is, but tun is I believe IP tunnelling via
	ttys (someone is sure to correct me if I'm wrong :)

                   David/abs             (david@mono.org)

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On Fri, 16 Aug 1996, Tom Trebisky wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
> I am trying to get my NetBSD 1.1 system (running on a 486), set up as
> a server to boot the Xkernel for a sun 3/50, which I then want to use
> as an X terminal to access my NetBSD system.  I have gone thru the
> hoopla in diskless(8) and encountered the following:
> 
> rarpd is failing with a BIOCSETIF, device not configured message.
> 
> running rarpd -fd ed0 gets it to work fine and answer the REVARP
> request, but a little more info on why rarpd fails.  Adding debug
> to rarpd shows that it sets up the bpf on 3 devices:
> 
> ed0, ed0, and eon0.
> 
> Why it decides to hit ed0 twice, and WHAT in the world is eon0
> (This is the "device" for which I get the "device not configured"
> message).  ifconfig -a shows:
> 
> ed0, lo0, sl0, sl1, ppp0, ppp1, tun0, tun1, eon0
> 
> What in the world is eon0 (and tun0 and tun1 for that matter?).
> I don't find it in /etc/ anywhere using grep (I sure haven't
> done an ifconfig on it), the exact line from ifconfig is:
> 
> eon0	3<UP,BROADCAST>
> 
> I uncommented the tftp line in /etc/inetd.conf (and have rebooted as
> well after generating the /etc/ethers file), and I placed the files in
> /tftpboot/80C4B0xx, but the tftp request just retries and retries.
> any ideas about that??
> 
> All help and assistance will be gratefully accepted!
> 
> 	Tom
> -- 
> 	Tom Trebisky			Steward Observatory
> 	ttrebisky@as.arizona.edu	University of Arizona
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>