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Re: How to look for specific bootp server



>Using etherboot, how do I configure the PROM or floppy so that the diskless
>client will look for a specific bootp server only.  This is to avoid conflict
>s
>arising from the presence of more than one bootp servers.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Napi

It's alright to have more than one bootp server as long as they are all
consistent in the answers they return.

Think about it: You defeat the purpose of bootp which is
autoconfiguration, if you have to hardwire some magic numbers into
the code.



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