[rescue] bootp/dhcpd

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Good evening,

Thanks to Mr. Hansen, I now have RAM for my xyplex 1600.

OK, so I stuck the RAM in and plugged the machine in. On a linux box,
I've done this for an /etc/dhcpd.conf:


subnet 10.0.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
        range dynamic-bootp 10.0.0.150 10.0.0.160;
        option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
        option broadcast-address 10.0.0.255;
        option routers 10.0.0.101;
        option domain-name-servers 162.33.160.100, 209.239.55.97,
216.147.1.3;
        }

host terminator {
        hardware ethernet 08:00:87:01:8a:8f;
        fixed-address 10.0.0.111;
        filename "/tftpboot/xyplex/mx15001.sys";
        }


Turn on the Xyplex, and it goes through it's self-test, the results of
which are a total mystery. I get to a point where it's sitting, "Run"
light blinking fast, and the link light on the MAU is on. But I can't
ping 10.0.0.111, nor can I get a console on the xyplex.

Running snoop on a Solaris box shows me this from time to time:

BROADCAST -> (broadcast)  RARP C Who is 8:0:87:1:8a:8f ?

That's the right MAC addy for the xyplex, so I assume it's looking. Or
is it?

Thoughts? Ideas? Snide comments?


---sambo