[rescue] Sun SS5 question

[Phil Brutsche]

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A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said...

> Yeah, you mentioned that before, I have I noted to install it
> sometime.

Yes, you should.  It's slick :)

> But, does it help with machines that only boot off of rarpd?

Not directly.  You still need rarpd on something to tell the computer it's
IP.

If the system in question can use bootp (netbooting alphas & PowerMacs,
for example) DHCP ISC's software will do what you need.

> I thought ISC's DHCP was for once I got rarpd working and PRELL
> working (a program that is used to boot the Javastation.  It gets
> loaded by rarpd and tftp, and then can load operating systems over
> DHCP/whatever, but has numerous diagnostic tools).

You thought correctly.

> If ISC's DHCP will help with the rarp problems, I'll do it right away
> (well, as soon as I can, might be this evening).

No, it won't help with rarp :( It was helpfull while netbooting NetBSD on
some sparcs though :)  (the SPARC second-stage booter uses bootp)

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Phil Brutsche				    pbrutsch at tux.creighton.edu

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