Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 10:58:07 +0200 From: "Andreas Brodmann" <brodmann@gmaare.migros.net> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: FreeBSD-4.1: diskless servers Message-ID: <007101c01ef3$112ea650$62820ea4@unixspec>
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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 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2920.0" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am about to setup a group of diskless = freebsd</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>servers with nfs_root </FONT><FONT = face=3DArial=20 size=3D2>onto a netapp filer. So far</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>this works fine with the respective = NICs=20 (pxeboot).</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>What about other cards? My = question?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Is it possible to load the kernel from = a local=20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>flashcard and to make it get its=20 ip/netmask/nfsroot</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>etc. from a dhcp server?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks for your help in = advance.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Andreas</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>---</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Gen. Migros = Aare </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Network Management</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_006E_01C01F03.D4AFD530-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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