Re: Linux bootpd with support for Vendor-Extensions ?

[Bob Edwards <Robert.Edwards@anu.edu.au>]

Joachim Wolff wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> i try to use etherboot with Vendor Extensions ( RFC 1533 ) under Linux.
> 
> It looks like my bootpd (version 2.4.3 from a 6.0 RedHat) don't support
> it .
> Is a Linux version with support viable ? Or only under BSD.
> 

I use bootp-2.4.3-7 (installed from an RPM). It does support Extensions.
My bootptab file has:

...
    :sm=255.255.255.0:\
    :T130="eth0":\
    :hn:ht=1:
...

I think that the T130 is an RFC 1533 Vendor Extension? It certainly works.

Cheers,

Bob Edwards.
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