Hi all,

sorry for that, but the machine still doesnt boot.

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> From: Toru Nishimura <nisimura@is.aist-nara.ac.jp>
> To: port-pmax@NetBSD.ORG
> Subject: How DECstation boots with NetBSD kernel -- Re: diskless 5000/200
> Date: Thursday, July 09, 1998 7:43 PM

>     Upon receipt of valid bootp reply, BOOT ROM starts TFTP downloading
>     talking with TFTP server which ROM was notified.

I "think" that is my problem. The serving decstation "joker" doesn't reply
to the diskless "snoopy"
Any ideas why ?

What i get starting "bootpd -d8" :

joker# bootpd -d8
bootpd: info(6):   bootptab mtime: Mon Jul 13 13:51:47 1998
bootpd: info(6):   reading "/etc/bootptab"
bootpd: info(6):   read 10 entries (9 hosts) from "/etc/bootptab"
bootpd: info(6):   recvd pkt from IP addr 0.0.0.0
bootpd: info(6):   bootptab mtime: Mon Jul 13 13:51:47 1998
bootpd: info(6):   request from Ethernet address 08:00:2B:1D:2B:B7
bootpd: info(6):   unknown client Ethernet address 08:00:2B:1D:2B:B7
bootpd: info(6):   recvd pkt from IP addr 0.0.0.0
bootpd: info(6):   bootptab mtime: Mon Jul 13 13:51:47 1998
bootpd: info(6):   request from Ethernet address 08:00:2B:1D:2B:B7
bootpd: info(6):   unknown client Ethernet address 08:00:2B:1D:2B:B7
bootpd: info(6):   recvd pkt from IP addr 0.0.0.0
bootpd: info(6):   bootptab mtime: Mon Jul 13 13:51:47 1998
bootpd: info(6):   request from Ethernet address 08:00:2B:1D:2B:B7
bootpd: info(6):   unknown client Ethernet address 08:00:2B:1D:2B:B7
.....

TCPDUMP tell in this time:
joker# tcpdump
tcpdump: listening on le0
14:31:59.370945 0.0.0.0.bootpc > 255.255.255.255.bootps: xid:0x6d5d0000
[|bootp]
 (DF)
14:32:04.374852 0.0.0.0.bootpc > 255.255.255.255.bootps: xid:0x6d5d0000
[|bootp]
 (DF)
14:32:15.370945 0.0.0.0.bootpc > 255.255.255.255.bootps: xid:0x6d5d0000
[|bootp]
 (DF)
14:32:36.374852 0.0.0.0.bootpc > 255.255.255.255.bootps: xid:0x6d5d0000
[|bootp]
 (DF)

rarpd is started as "rarpd -ad" but get no requests.

my bootptab is:

.def:\
        :sm=255.255.255.0:\
        :bf=null:\
        :to=18000:
#       :gw=192.168.1.70:


# Individual entries (could also have different servers for some/all of
these
# hosts, but we don't really use this feature at CMU):

sophie:ip=192.168.1.77:ht=6:ha=08002B0ABD15:bf=netbsd:hd=/home3/sophie:tc=.d
ef:
buzz:ip=192.168.1.78:ht=6:ha=08002B2422A5:bf=netbsd:hd=/home3/buzz:tc=.def:
neil:ip=192.168.1.79:ht=6:ha=08002B1329BA:bf=netbsd:hd=/home3/neil:tc=.def:
mike:ip=192.168.1.80:ht=6:ha=08002B132A20:bf=netbsd:hd=/home3/mike:tc=.def:
edgar:ip=192.168.1.81:ht=6:ha=08002B0EE8DA:bf=netbsd:hd=/home3/edgar:tc=.def
:
godot:ip=192.168.1.82:ht=6:ha=08002B24894A:bf=netbsd:hd=/home3/godot:tc=.def
:
snoopy:ip=192.168.1.83:ht=6:ha=08002B1D2BB7:bf=netbsd.ecoff:hd=/tftpboot:tc=
def
:
woodstock:ip=192.168.1.84:ht=6:ha=08002B1BB4A3:bf=netbsd.ecoff:hd=/tftpboot:
tc=.
def:
asterix:ip=192.168.1.75:ht=6:ha=006097C2AE9D:tc=.def:


my ethers:

08:00:2B:0A:BD:15 sophie
00:60:97:C2:AE:9D asterix
08:00:2B:24:22:A5 buzz
08:00:2B:13:29:BA neil
08:00:2B:24:89:4A godot
08:00:2B:13:2A:20 mike
08:00:2B:34:F3:0f joker
08:00:2B:0E:E8:DA edgar
08:00:2B:1D:2B:B7 snoopy
08:00:2B:1B:B4:A3 woodstock

Sorry for this long one, but i have no clue at the moment, why the dont
boot.

thanks,
emanuel