Re: FQDNs for netbooted hosts via DHCP?

["John D. Baker" <jdbaker%mylinuxisp.com@localhost>]

On Mon, 16 Jul 2018, Roy Marples wrote:

> On 15/07/2018 23:54, John D. Baker wrote:
> > 
> > Possibly arrange for 'dhcpcd' to not touch the interface, but just
> > gather and set up the ancillary information requested/provided.
> 
> As of dhcpcd-7 at least that should no longer be the case.  So -current
> and -8, dhcpcd won't touch pre-existing routes if it doesn't need to.
> 
> I don't recall you saying what NetBSD or dhcpcd version you were using.

All hosts that can netboot run -current as such.  All but a dwindling
few run -8 from local disk.  Some also have -8 via netboot/NFS and a
couple still have -6 on NFS.  Anything not yet running -8 likely has
-7 until I can get around to updating it.

sparc is the most frequently used non-x86 platform.  evbarm-earmv7hf
(-8), evbmips-mips64el, macppc, and sparc64 (all -current) make appearances
from time to time.  There are a few others about (various m68k boxen
and one PReP), but arranging for them to run is a lot of work right now.

I will have to arrange to try one of the non-x86en with 'dhcpcd' under
netboot/NFS conditions.  It's been a long time since I tried and the
last time things behaved as I described.

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