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| author | Paul Traina <pst@FreeBSD.org> | 1996-01-23 01:35:04 +0000 |
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| committer | Paul Traina <pst@FreeBSD.org> | 1996-01-23 01:35:04 +0000 |
| commit | e08ac58bbe2be2817736b8f4b32c75f8d55359df (patch) | |
| tree | 145d6ce072fde2eeda7863a006d92fd2c1eec916 /libexec/bootpd/Problems | |
| parent | a270abb407a717b6c38a10d1c996af9ac907f84a (diff) | |
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diff --git a/libexec/bootpd/Problems b/libexec/bootpd/Problems index 9478676eca40..78d809e6b215 100644 --- a/libexec/bootpd/Problems +++ b/libexec/bootpd/Problems @@ -1,6 +1,11 @@ Common problems and ways to work around them: +Bootpd complains: "bind: Address already in use" and fails to start. + You are already running something that has bound the + BOOTP listening port number. Check /etc/inetd.conf or + the equivalent for a bootp line (or in startup files). + Bootpd complains that it "can not get IP addr for HOSTNAME" If the entry is a "dummy" (not a real host) used only for @@ -45,3 +50,16 @@ not a fully specified path. :td=/tftpboot: (or) :hd=/usr/boot: (for example) +My PC clients running Sun's PC-NFS Pro v1.1 fail to receive +acceptable responses from the bootp server. + + These clients send a request with the DHCP "message length" + option and the (new) BOOTP "broadcast flag" both set. + The bootp server (on SunOS) will send a fragmented reply + unless you override the length with :ms=1024: (or less). + The "broadcast flag" is not yet supported, but there is + a simple work-around, just add :ra=255.255.255.255: + for any clients that need their reply broadcasted. + You may need to use a differnet broadcast address. + (Thanks to Ivan Auger <ivan.auger@wadsworth.org>) + |