Re: Netbooting a sparc64 (netbsd-6)

[Chris Ross <cross+netbsd%distal.com@localhost>]

On Feb 27, 2012, at 10:04 , Martin Husemann wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 09:48:54AM -0500, Chris Ross wrote:
>>  Hmm.  Okay.  Then I guess while I'll still try to update to 4.30.xx, 
>> that may not be the issue.  I'll start watching the network traffic to 
>> the DHCP server and the tftp/nfs server this evening or next time I look 
>> at it.
> 
> There is an easy way to verify the problem I had in mind: connect another
> port as well and use that to netboot - e.g. have the prom use bge1 to load
> the kernel, then the kernel will be able to use bge0.

  The first attempt to do this, with a manual "move the cable between ports, 
and use the same IP address for both" didn't work.  If I get too much further, 
I'll make a new cable (it's a long run, this server isn't in the service 
area/room/closet yet) and try it the hard way.  Would you suggest using two 
different IP addresses, given that there are two MACs ?

        - Chris