From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jun 21 10:37:44 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from maui.net (maui.net [207.175.210.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A87571510C for ; Mon, 21 Jun 1999 10:37:41 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from satomaui@maui.net) Received: from maui2 (U1-16.Kahului.Maui.Net [207.175.210.144]) by maui.net (8.8.7/8.8.5) with SMTP id HAA05956 for ; Mon, 21 Jun 1999 07:37:39 -1000 (HST) From: "Sato & Associates, Inc" To: Subject: Using FreeBSD as BOOTP Server Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 07:45:11 -1000 Message-ID: <01bebc0d$cf988ab0$2a1951c0@maui2> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001A_01BEBBB9.FDEC7AB0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.1712.3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.1712.3 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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

I running Freebsd 3.2 Stable as a = print server=20 and need to configure BOOTP to serve 2 HP JetDirect printer = cards.

I've read the Handbook on diskless = booting=20 FreeBSD over the network. Can FreeBSD be used as a server for=20 HP

JetDirect cards? And if so, what do = I need to do=20 on my FreeBSD printer sever?

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????

I have uncommented the tftp and = bootps lines in=20 the inetd.conf file, made a bootptab for my JetDirect card.

Anything else?

I would really like to use FreeBSD = as the main=20 network OS, and getting BOOTP to work is a must.

Any help is greatly appreciated. = Thank=20 you.

Sincerely,

Michael P. = Shimko

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