Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 07:45:11 -1000 From: "Sato & Associates, Inc" <satomaui@maui.net> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Using FreeBSD as BOOTP Server Message-ID: <01bebc0d$cf988ab0$2a1951c0@maui2>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01BEBBB9.FDEC7AB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I running Freebsd 3.2 Stable as a print server and need to configure = BOOTP to serve 2 HP JetDirect printer cards. I've read the Handbook on diskless booting FreeBSD over the network. = Can FreeBSD be used as a server for HP JetDirect cards? And if so, what do I need to do on my FreeBSD printer = sever? So far I have included BOOTP option in my kernel and recompiled. I now = get a BOOTP timeout for server on my NIC???? I have uncommented the tftp and bootps lines in the inetd.conf file, = made a bootptab for my JetDirect card. Anything else?=20 I would really like to use FreeBSD as the main network OS, and getting = BOOTP to work is a must. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you. Sincerely, Michael P. Shimko ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01BEBBB9.FDEC7AB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.71.1712.3"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I running Freebsd 3.2 Stable as a = print server=20 and need to configure BOOTP to serve 2 HP JetDirect printer = cards.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I've read the Handbook on diskless = booting=20 FreeBSD over the network. Can FreeBSD be used as a server for=20 HP</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>JetDirect cards? And if so, what do = I need to do=20 on my FreeBSD printer sever?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>So far I have included BOOTP option = in my kernel=20 and recompiled. I now get a BOOTP timeout for server on my=20 NIC????</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I have uncommented the tftp and = bootps lines in=20 the inetd.conf file, made a bootptab for my JetDirect card.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Anything else? </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I would really like to use FreeBSD = as the main=20 network OS, and getting BOOTP to work is a must.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Any help is greatly appreciated. = Thank=20 you.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Sincerely,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Michael P. = Shimko</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01BEBBB9.FDEC7AB0-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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