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From: Danny Braniss <danny@cs.huji.ac.il>
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In message <200009210609.XAA01851@mass.osd.bsdi.com>you write:
}
}I think this is correct, actually. Danny, can you confirm that you're 
}using one of the class A address spaces (eg. 10.*.*.*?)
}
my net is class B. 132.65.0.0

}Actually, IMO the code around this is entirely wrong; we should always 
}respect the mask supplied by the server, and only use the canonical mask 
}if we don't get one at all.
}
my man!

im cleaning up bootp and will let you know.


}> bug report:
}> 	in lib/libstand/bootp.c:
}> 
}> 	if (IN_CLASSA(myip.s_addr))
}> 		nmask = htonl(IN_CLASSA_NET);
}> 	else if (IN_CLASSB(myip.s_addr))
}> 		nmask = htonl(IN_CLASSB_NET);
}> 	else
}> 		nmask = htonl(IN_CLASSC_NET);
}> should be:
}> 
}> 	if (IN_CLASSA(ntohl(myip.s_addr)))
}> 		nmask = htonl(IN_CLASSA_NET);
}> 	else if (IN_CLASSB(ntohl(myip.s_addr)))
}> 		nmask = htonl(IN_CLASSB_NET);
}> 	else
}> 		nmask = htonl(IN_CLASSC_NET);
}> 
}> which explains why gateway was zero, even if it was provided by dhcp.
}> it also explains why it hung trying to mount via nfs.
}> 
}> 	danny
}> 
}> In message <20000919164129.A39104@elvis.mu.org>you write:
}> }Danny Braniss (danny@cs.huji.ac.il) wrote:
}> }> In message <20000919024512.A27691@elvis.mu.org>you write:
}> }> 
}> }> }set this in your dhcpd.conf, but yes, I will fix it.
}> }> i know it should be in dhcpd.conf but what? :-) btw, i tried router but z
}ilc
}> }h.
}> }
}> }option routers ip;
}> }
}> }> }
}> }> }> 2- if i set different hosts for dhcpd, tftpd, root and swap i get into
}> }> }>    all sort of problems. the most anoying one is that the bios-pxe boo
}t w
}> }ill
}> }> }>    try and tftpboot from the wrong server. so im using 'option swap-se
}rve
}> }r'
}> }> }
}> }> }I dont follow.
}> }> }
}> }> 
}> }> if i set:
}> }> 	option root-path "132.65.16.6:/vol1/roots/fbsd-4.1S";
}> }> then the ip gets chunked, and it will try to mount from the tftp server -
} 
}> }> bummer
}> }
}> }Yeah.. I have not wanted to do this.  I'll look at this in a little while.
}> }
}> }> if i set
}> }> 	option next-server myrootserver
}> }> the pxe-bios will use it for the tftpd - bummer
}> }
}> }please read the PXE specs to see how to tell it to grab the tftp loader
> }from a different server.
}> }
}> }> so, at the moment i use
}> }> 	option swap-server myrootserver;
}> }> and it works. but it should be less blackmagic. also, what if i want a 
}> }> different
}> }> root and swap server?
}> }
}> }I'll fix it if I get time.
}> 
}> 
}> 
}> 
}> 
}
}-- 
}... every activity meets with opposition, everyone who acts has his
}rivals and unfortunately opponents also.  But not because people want
}to be opponents, rather because the tasks and relationships force
}people to take different points of view.  [Dr. Fritz Todt]
}
}






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