i believe to have DHCP/BOOTP setup correctly.  i could be wrong however.

here's all the info i have:

Booting: DECstation 5000/240
Server: SPARCstation 5, Solaris 8, ISC dhcp server 2.0, SUN tftp, SUN nfs

SQE is enabled on the transceiver, i see the DEC making requests, but it never
get's any answer.

output of snoop:
OLD-BROADCAST -> BROADCAST    DHCP/BOOTP BOOTREQUEST
       ? -> (multicast)  ETHER Type=6002 (DEC Remote Console), size = 60 bytes
OLD-BROADCAST -> BROADCAST    DHCP/BOOTP BOOTREQUEST
OLD-BROADCAST -> BROADCAST    DHCP/BOOTP BOOTREQUEST
OLD-BROADCAST -> BROADCAST    DHCP/BOOTP BOOTREQUEST
OLD-BROADCAST -> BROADCAST    DHCP/BOOTP BOOTREQUEST

my dhcpd.conf looks like this:

# option definitions common to all supported networks...
option domain-name "domain.net";
option domain-name-servers ns1.domain.net;
option routers dslrtr1.domain.net;
option subnet-mask 255.255.255.248;
default-lease-time 600;
max-lease-time 7200;

subnet xxx.yyy.63.56 netmask 255.255.255.248 {
}

host scooby {
  hardware ethernet 08:00:00:00:00:00;
  fixed-address scooby.domain.net;
  filename "netbsd";
  next-server blackhole.domain.net;
  option root-path "blackhole.domain.net:/opt/pmax/root";
  default-lease-time 86400;
  max-lease-time 604800;
}

host hiro {
  hardware ethernet 00:00:00:00:00:00;
  fixed-address hiro.domain.net;
  default-lease-time 86400;
  max-lease-time 604800;
}

host nikki {
  hardware ethernet 00:00:00:00:00:00;
  fixed-address nikki.domain.net;
  default-lease-time 86400;
  max-lease-time 604800;
}

what could i possibly be doing wrong?  just extra info that may/maynot be 
useful is that the machines are hooked up to a Linksys EtherFast 10/100 12-Port
Switch (Model No. DSSX12)

cat 5 cable all around.

thanks,

-brian