On 31-Oct-00 O. Hartmann wrote:
> Hello.
>
> I do some tests on a diskless machine and I get no success on it.
> I have to install a bunch of diskless X11 terminals (custom made)
> based on standard hardware. As NIC we have Intel EtherExpress
> PRO 10/100+ adaptors (fxp). They have all the same freshly updated
> PXE boot PROM (flash) version 4.0.12 from Intel (PXE-standard 2.0).
>
> I already set up bootp and tftp (as I did this three years ago using
> netboot image to boot several PCs into a diskless workstation, that worked
> well!).
>
> I use now this NIC without success using bootpd and tftpd on a FreeBSD
> box, but with success with ISC DHCPD. Why? Is PXE explicitely using
> some advantages of DHCP or is there a configuration trick in bootptab?
> I want to use bootp and tftp because it's standard in FreeBSD.
PXE uses DHCP, so you will have to use the DHCP server.
> Thanks for helping ...
> Oliver
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> MfG
> O. Hartmann
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