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Re: DNS & extension file



Lluis Alfons Ariño Martin wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
>         I have a problem using booptc with an extension file.
> 
> For this line at /etc/bootptab works fine:
> 
>         .shared-data:option:option:.....
>         client:ha=0000B4323182:ip=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:tc=.point-to-shared-data:
> 
> $bootpc  --dev eth0 --server server.ip
> 
>                 SERVER='server.ip'
>                 ...
>                 DNS='dns1.ip dns2.ip dns3.ip'
>                 ...
> 
> but when I have the same with an extension file It doesn't work
> 
>         .point-to-menu:option:option:....
>         .shared-data:option:option:.....
>                             :tc=.point-to-menu:
>         client:ha=0000B4323182:ip=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:tc=.point-to-shared-data:ef=/shared/client.extension.file
> 
> $bootpc  --dev eth0 --server server.ip
> 
>                 SERVER='server.ip'
>                 ...
>                 ...
> 
>                         NO DNS ARE FOUND !!!!!!!!!
> 
> Can somebody help me???
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
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>   Lluís Ariño                                  larinyo@etse.urv.es
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	I just had a run in with bootptab and found that the length of the
string (ie bf=xxxxxx) was critical. As I recall 22 characters worked and
23 didn't. I had specified a complete path to the file. When I used hd=
and set the path in that variable and only the filename in the bf=
parameter things started to work. I spent a day chasing that one! I had
added one letter to the boot file's name and things suddenly didn't work
but I thought it was something else I had done. 
-- 
Art Hurst  							email	ae799@lafn.org
pier to pier protocols only work between docking stations ;-)



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