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From: Martin Renters <martin@tdc.on.ca>
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Subject: Re: A question on diskless boot
To: luigi@labinfo.iet.unipi.it (Luigi Rizzo)
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 15:20:40 -0500 (EST)
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> > I would prefer if the same code could be made to work with ifconfig
> > for the non-diskless case as well.
> 
> If i get it right you want a new flag "ifconfig -bootp", it's a
> different thing but _extremely_ useful when you have a lab of
> machines.

The PCCARD stuff already seems to have the ability to do this via DHCP.
Look in /etc/pccard_ether from the PAO distribution.

As for adding DEC chipset support to netboot, I don't think it would
be impossible, I just don't have such a card at the moment, but I will
look into borrowing one.  I already have the programming docs (at least
for the older chips).  I suppose if you don't have a socket for a bootrom,
you're still out of luck though.

Martin