im getting better, answering my own requests :-)

long story, short message
        /usr was not being mounted!

now why it worked and suddenly stopped, i don't have a clue.

next mile-stone:
        how do i get hostname set? currently it's null/Amesiac.


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}}Are you sure that it's listening on the right media (utp/bnc/aui)?
}}
}}There might be a problem where the machine downloads the kernel, boots the
}}kernel, reprobing the NIC, setting it to a different media. What's the probe
}}look like?
}}
}
}but it worked!!
}anyway, the rc.diskless1 does not reconfigure the ethernet - my mistook
}it hangs sometime later ...
}
}}    Kees Jan
}}
}}=================================================
}} TV is the worst  of both  worlds.  It's not  as
}} good at words  as radio is because the pictures
}} are a distraction  which demand  attention, and
}} it's not as good as cinema because the pictures
}} are not nearly as good.
}}                                 Douglas Adams
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}}> -----Original Message-----
}}> From: Danny Braniss [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
}}> Sent: maandag 11 september 2000 13:19
}}> To: Koster, K.J.
}}> Subject: Re: diskless workstation
}}> 
}}> 
}}> In message 
}}> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>you w
}}> rite:
}}> }Error message?
}}> }
}}> 
}}> Interface xl0 IP-Address 132.65.80.251 Broadcast 
}}> 132.65.255.255      (which is ok)
}}> cp: /conf/default/etc/*: No such file or directory
}}> (which makes sence since the ether is no longer working)
}}> some files not found
}}> and finaly:
}}> nfs server ....: not responding
}}> 
}}>     danny
}}> 
}}> }
}}> }=================================================
}}> } TV is the worst  of both  worlds.  It's not  as
}}> } good at words  as radio is because the pictures
}}> } are a distraction  which demand  attention, and
}}> } it's not as good as cinema because the pictures
}}> } are not nearly as good.
}}> }                                 Douglas Adams
}}> }
}}> }
}}> }> -----Original Message-----
}}> }> From: Danny Braniss [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
}}> }> Sent: maandag 11 september 2000 13:07
}}> }> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
}}> }> Subject: Re: diskless workstation
}}> }> 
}}> }> 
}}> }> ok, once i compiled a kernel with options BOOTP things got 
}}> better ;-)
}}> }> it worked several times, but now it boots ok, 
}}> }> (pxe->dhcp->tftpboot->nfs)
}}> }> but after it re-configures the ethernet, the ethernet 
}}> stops working!
}}> }> 
}}> }> ponters anyone?
}}> }> 
}> }>   danny
}}> }> 
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