[SunRescue] Re: [Sunhelp] URGENT: Need bootp server for Solaris 7

[Chris Kozlowski]

Bill, do you have the Xncd19r binary?  I would love to get a copy
of that, and I could help you with the problem you are having,
since I just acquired a few of these boxes and I am doing exactly
the same thing.  

Thanks,

Chris

On Sun, 31 Oct 1999, Bill Bradford wrote:

> On Sun, Oct 31, 1999 at 06:43:21PM -0600, Bill Bradford wrote:
> > Anybody know where I can get a bootp server for solaris 7?  I know dhcp
> > has a BOOTP compatibility mode, but I get this when trying to edit the
> > dhcptab:
> > bash-2.03# dhtadm -C
> > Create: failed. Error: Open error
> > bill
> 
> Nevermind, got a bootpd binary from NCD's site.
> 
> I'm trying to get a NCD 19R xterminal to boot properly off my Ultra5 running
> Solaris7.  I *know* it can work - it booted properly, ONCE, while I was 
> fiddling with my config (I walked into the other room and it had booted).
> I can get it to be recognized by bootpd, get its IP address, and the name
> of the file to boot ("Xncd19r"), it tries to grab that file (via TFTP),
> but just sits there acking packets every 4-5 seconds.  
> 
> Boot server (ultra5) is 207.8.92.215, xterminal is 207.8.92.213,
> gateway is .1, etc.
> 
> Here's my /etc/bootpd:
> nobody.likes.nt.workstations.org:\
>         :ht=ethernet:\
>         :ha=0x0000a7118007:\
>         :gw=207.8.92.1:\
>         :ip=207.8.92.213:\
>         :sm=255.255.255.0:\
>         :bf=Xncd19r:\
> 
> /etc/hosts:
> # Internet host table
> #
> 127.0.0.1       localhost       
> 207.8.92.215    leenux.mrbill.net       loghost
> 207.8.92.213    nobody.likes.nt.workstations.org
> 
> and the relevant section of /etc/inetd.conf:
> ftp     stream  tcp     nowait  root    /usr/sbin/in.ftpd       in.ftpd
> telnet  stream  tcp     nowait  root    /usr/sbin/in.telnetd    in.telnetd
> tftp    dgram   udp     wait    root    /usr/sbin/in.tftpd      in.tftpd -s
> bootps  dgram   udp     wait    root    /usr/sbin/in.bootpd     in.bootpd
> 
> I've HUPped inetd, restarted the machine, checked the config files hundreds
> of times - any clue?  I wish I could get tftpd to give logging/debug output.
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
> Bill 
> 
> -- 
> Bill Bradford   *   mrbill at mrbill.net    /   http://www.mrbill.net
>                     mrbill at sunhelp.org   /   http://www.sunhelp.org
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