Hi! > we have already one bootp server running (Novell Server). > > Now I want to setup some diskless workstations running > Linux, but they should use a separate bootp server > (Linux or SPARC). > > Is it possible to have multiple bootp server running? Yes. > If so, how can I direct the Linux workstation to contact > the "new" bootp server for startup instead of the > Novell Server? > Is there a parameter I can give to netboot that it > should contact directly the "new" bootp server? No, netboot cannot be directed to contact a server directly (if I read the code right, it broadcasts the request and sets the server name to NULL). But bootp servers must ignore requests they cannot satisfy, so if you insert the new workstations only into the bootp config for the Linux bootp server, all requests will be answered by this server (provided it is within broadcast reach). Regards, Ralph Roessner -- Ralph Roessner (R"o"sner) TU Darmstadt Raum 38/B008 FB Informatik EMail: roessner@rbg.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de
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