Re: bootp and 2.2

[Will Benton <bentonw stolaf edu>]

On Tue, 23 Feb 1999, Will Benton wrote:

> Has anyone had any luck with bootp and the 2.2 kernel?  (Using kernel NIC
> autoconfiguration is not an option -- I need to use bootpc.)  I have
> upgraded (and recompiled from the srpm) net-tools and bootpc, to no avail.
> I get "operation not supported by device", etc.  (I've even tried stracing
> bootpc -- yes, I was bored.)

Hey, I found an answer to my own question.  The solution is to use bootpc
0.63 or greater and use the "--serverbcast" flag, which will require
modifications to your ifup script.

Hope this helps someone else.



cheers,
wb

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