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From: Thomas David Rivers <ponds!rivers@dg-rtp.dg.com>
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To: ponds!staff.communique.net!mango, ponds!atrad.adelaide.edu.au!msmith
Subject: Re: core dump and tftp ...
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> 
> Raul Zighelboim stands accused of saying:
> > 	
> > Is there a way to get FreeBSD to send core dumps _in the event of a
> > crash_ to a tftp server instead than to the swap file ?
> 
> Not without lots of work, no.  The workstations that support this manage
> to do it by having a completely separate TCP stack in their firmware; once
> the kernel has crashed there's no way that you could expect it to be able
> to continue functioning.
> 
> Sorry this isn't the answer you were looking for.
> 

 What about this idea - an option to savecore to send the image in
the swap file somewhere via tftp.  Then, when the kernel returns
(and is presumably working), you get the same effect...

	- Dave Rivers -