Do you have something like the following in your bootparams?

           client  root=server:/

	If so you should switch it to root=server:/export/vax
	(or similar), and put the vax filesystem in /export/vax

	If you are using bootp you'll probably want to add
	rp=/export/vax to the bootptab entry.

		David/absolute

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On Wed, 21 Apr 1999, Alex van Denzel wrote:

> Hello there...
> 
> Never mind the previous (rather long) problem description. I found out that
> the bootprogram WANTS to get the kernel from a root-filesystem. I exported / to 
> the client, and it booted (first the NetBSD/i386 residing there) and then, I
> typed 'boot netbsd.ram' and it booted. Hurray. 
> 
> However. I'd rather don't export the root directory. How can I fix this?
> 
> Greetings
> Alex.
> 
> 
> 
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