From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Sep 15 2: 0:20 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mail1.gmaare.migros.net (mail1.gmaare.migros.net [164.14.130.96]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 587C137B422 for ; Fri, 15 Sep 2000 02:00:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 5328 invoked by uid 0); 15 Sep 2000 09:02:35 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO unixspec) (164.14.130.98) by mail1.gmaare.migros.net with SMTP; 15 Sep 2000 09:02:35 -0000 Message-ID: <007101c01ef3$112ea650$62820ea4@unixspec> From: "Andreas Brodmann" To: Subject: FreeBSD-4.1: diskless servers Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 10:58:07 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_006E_01C01F03.D4AFD530" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6700 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_006E_01C01F03.D4AFD530 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello, I am about to setup a group of diskless freebsd servers with nfs_root onto a netapp filer. So far this works fine with the respective NICs (pxeboot). What about other cards? My question? Is it possible to load the kernel from a local=20 flashcard and to make it get its ip/netmask/nfsroot etc. from a dhcp server? Thanks for your help in advance. Andreas --- Gen. Migros Aare =20 Network Management ------=_NextPart_000_006E_01C01F03.D4AFD530 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hello,

I am about to setup a group of diskless = freebsd

servers with nfs_root onto a netapp filer. So far

this works fine with the respective = NICs=20 (pxeboot).

What about other cards? My = question?

Is it possible to load the kernel from = a local=20

flashcard and to make it get its=20 ip/netmask/nfsroot

etc. from a dhcp server?

Thanks for your help in = advance.

Andreas

---

Gen. Migros = Aare

Network Management

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