> > *This is not true, if you configure the dhcp server on your host correctly > (which is to say, not to do anything on your normal eth interfaces and only > look at the usb network device).* > Tom, whats the point of having a PC on a network that you can't access ? Anyhow, what I stated is *fact*, but do not take my word for it, give it a try yourself..
On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 7:40 AM, Tom Rini <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wednesday, July 23, 2014 4:25:03 PM UTC-4, William Hermans wrote: >> >> Yeah, but I'm not loading uboot over the network. Just the kernel and >> file system. Plus that is a guide using Ubuntu for which my instructions >> wont work on. As I used Debian. >> >> One curious thing however, and perhaps I am wrong for loading uboot via a >> network. I do not use or need a dhcp server for my instructions, and am >> thinking a dhcp server is not necessary if you use static IP's. But I am >> not 100% sure where, or how uboot would get its IP from if you're loading >> it via network. >> > > Yes, if you set 'serverip' and 'ipaddr' you do not need to run dhcp once > U-Boot is running. When AM335x SoCs boot from the network (which is the > case for when it's a USB gadget device) a DHCP server _is_ required. > > >> Anyhow, having multiple dhcp servers on the same network can cause >> problems which may be difficult to trace down. Even if they are technically >> on different subnets, Hence why I do not use a BOOTP/DHCP server. >> > > This is not true, if you configure the dhcp server on your host correctly > (which is to say, not to do anything on your normal eth interfaces and only > look at the usb network device). > > -- > Tom > > -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
