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Date:      Mon, 22 Jul 2002 09:04:26 -0700 (PDT)
From:      John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com>
To:        alpha@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: How to netboot an Alpha?
Message-ID:  <200207221604.g6MG4QkA029339@vashon.polstra.com>
In-Reply-To: <20020722050025.GG83916@cicely5.cicely.de>
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In article <20020722050025.GG83916@cicely5.cicely.de>,
Bernd Walter  <ticso@cicely.de> wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 22, 2002 at 11:49:18AM +1000, Rob B wrote:
> > If you have the DHCP server and kernel name saved in the corresponding srm 
> > variables, you can do:
> > 
> > >>> boot ewa0
> 
> bootp is there so you don't have to name the server.
> I never needed to configure them.
> But now that you say - there are different boot protocolls than
> bootp - mop I remember.
> And you might need to setup the interface on the netcard as
> autoselecting doen't work on some machines.
> 
> I've setup the following variables.

Thanks, guys!  That should be all I need.

John
-- 
  John Polstra
  John D. Polstra & Co., Inc.                        Seattle, Washington USA
  "Disappointment is a good sign of basic intelligence."  -- Chögyam Trungpa


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