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Date:      Mon, 21 Jun 1999 19:12:19 -0700
From:      "Ulairi" <ulairi@jps.net>
To:        "Sato & Associates, Inc" <satomaui@maui.net>
Cc:        "Questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   RE: Using FreeBSD as BOOTP Server
Message-ID:  <000d01bebc54$a7b6c380$3fc4edd0@ulairi>
In-Reply-To: <01bebc0d$cf988ab0$2a1951c0@maui2>

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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?

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It can. do "man bootpd" and "man bootptab"

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So far I have included BOOTP option in my kernel and recompiled.  I
now get a BOOTP timeout for server on my NIC????

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That's for having the system pick it's IP up (and other parameters)
from a BOOTP server

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

Anything else?

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I recommend commenting them back in and running "/usr/libexec/bootpd
- -d 4" to watch it run as the BOOTP system (in your case, a JD card)
comes up.

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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.


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