RE: Configuration...

[RJ Atkinson]

At 11:10 25-05-00 , Ravichandran M wrote:
>Hi,
>If its only IP address, use RARP mechanism to get the IP address (this
>requires a rarp server to be in place in the same network). RARP server can
>be enabled in the Linux server. If RARP fails(after some timeout), then go
>ahead to use Bootp to get the IP address.

         With all respect, RARP is a disaster operationally.  DHCP would be
a much better choice from the viewpoint of most (not all) network
operations folks in the world.

Ran