Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 16:05:14 -0400 From: Mathew KANNER <mat@cs.mcgill.ca> To: Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: Danny Braniss <danny@cs.huji.ac.il>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: diskless workstation Message-ID: <20000911160514.E27356@cs.mcgill.ca> In-Reply-To: Mike Smith's message [Re: diskless workstation] as of Mon, Sep 11, 2000 at 12:26:37PM -0700 References: <E13YSMH-0005Iu-00@sexta.cs.huji.ac.il> <200009111926.MAA13990@mass.osd.bsdi.com>
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On Sep 11, Mike Smith wrote: > > ok, once i compiled a kernel with options BOOTP things got better ;-) > > it worked several times, but now it boots ok, (pxe->dhcp->tftpboot->nfs) > > but after it re-configures the ethernet, the ethernet stops working! > > > > ponters anyone? > > You can't run dhclient (DHCP in any of the ifconfig lines in /etc/ > rc.conf) if you have mounted / via NFS. > > If you're running -current or a very recent -stable, remove the 'BOOTP' > options. The loader now passes all the DHCP information into the kernel. > Then leave the interface configuration alone... Awesome!!! Another piece of the puzzle. Another note should be that if you use dynamic ranges, the dhcp lease times should be longer than you expect the client stations to up. --Mat > > -- > ... every activity meets with opposition, everyone who acts has his > rivals and unfortunately opponents also. But not because people want > to be opponents, rather because the tasks and relationships force > people to take different points of view. [Dr. Fritz Todt] > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message -- Mathew Kanner <mat@CS.McGill.CA> Systems Programmer, SOCS McGill University Obtuse quote: He [not me] understands: "This field of perception is void of perception of man." -- The Quintessence of Buddhism To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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