On Sep 11, Mike Smith wrote:
> > 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?
>
> You can't run dhclient (DHCP in any of the ifconfig lines in /etc/
> rc.conf) if you have mounted / via NFS.
>
> If you're running -current or a very recent -stable, remove the 'BOOTP'
> options. The loader now passes all the DHCP information into the kernel.
> Then leave the interface configuration alone...
Awesome!!! Another piece of the puzzle.
Another note should be that if you use dynamic ranges, the
dhcp lease times should be longer than you expect the client stations
to up.
--Mat
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