Umm.. I'm using the netboot just fine here for the ports cluster and
it is using the code in the tree w/ zero modifications. It boots via
nfs and comes up with ip, netmask, and gateway.
paul
Danny Braniss ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> bug report:
> in lib/libstand/bootp.c:
>
> if (IN_CLASSA(myip.s_addr))
> nmask = htonl(IN_CLASSA_NET);
> else if (IN_CLASSB(myip.s_addr))
> nmask = htonl(IN_CLASSB_NET);
> else
> nmask = htonl(IN_CLASSC_NET);
> should be:
>
> if (IN_CLASSA(ntohl(myip.s_addr)))
> nmask = htonl(IN_CLASSA_NET);
> else if (IN_CLASSB(ntohl(myip.s_addr)))
> nmask = htonl(IN_CLASSB_NET);
> else
> nmask = htonl(IN_CLASSC_NET);
>
> which explains why gateway was zero, even if it was provided by dhcp.
> it also explains why it hung trying to mount via nfs.
>
> danny
>
> In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>you write:
> }Danny Braniss ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> }> In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>you write:
> }>
> }> }set this in your dhcpd.conf, but yes, I will fix it.
> }> i know it should be in dhcpd.conf but what? :-) btw, i tried router but zilc
> }h.
> }
> }option routers ip;
> }
> }> }
> }> }> 2- if i set different hosts for dhcpd, tftpd, root and swap i get into
> }> }> all sort of problems. the most anoying one is that the bios-pxe boot w
> }ill
> }> }> try and tftpboot from the wrong server. so im using 'option swap-serve
> }r'
> }> }
> }> }I dont follow.
> }> }
> }>
> }> if i set:
> }> option root-path "132.65.16.6:/vol1/roots/fbsd-4.1S";
> }> then the ip gets chunked, and it will try to mount from the tftp server -
> }> bummer
> }
> }Yeah.. I have not wanted to do this. I'll look at this in a little while.
> }
> }> if i set
> }> option next-server myrootserver
> }> the pxe-bios will use it for the tftpd - bummer
> }
> }please read the PXE specs to see how to tell it to grab the tftp loader
> }from a different server.
> }
> }> so, at the moment i use
> }> option swap-server myrootserver;
> }> and it works. but it should be less blackmagic. also, what if i want a
> }> different
> }> root and swap server?
> }
> }I'll fix it if I get time.
>
>
>
>
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