Subject: Re: Suggestions, bugs
To: Chuck McManis <cmcmanis@mcmanis.com>
From: Michael Kukat <michael@camaronet.de>
List: port-vax
Date: 03/25/1999 22:37:35
Hi !

> I'm having a slight problem with your kernel. The default is to try DHCP
> first and then try revarp/bootparams. Unfortunately for networks like mine
> where DHCP exists for the PeeCees that want to autoconfigure their IP it
> screws up the VAX. DHCP succeeds and that gives qe0 some address but no
> file handle (netbooting here) and then when that times out the system
> "falls back" to revarp but the interface already has an address so it can't
> successfully revarp it!

Pure-bootparams-kernel is at
http://www.camaronet.de/download/netbsd-bootparams.zip now.
(Didn't have the time to test, but it should work)

> Consider swapping it so that revarp is tried first (if this times out then
> the interface is still left unconfigured), and _then_ try DHCP. That would
> let my systems co-exist much more nicely on the network.

I'm thinking of kernel-parameters to enable the protocol which is really
wanted...

cu.. Michael