Re: Translation of bootp vendor entries to dhcpd?

[Dirk von Suchodoletz <dirk@goe.net>]

On Wed, 19 Apr 2000, Bernd Wiebelt wrote:

> 
> On Wed, 19 Apr 2000, Dirk von Suchodoletz wrote:
> 
> > option opt_code code 128 = string;
> 
> This is not a string! It's a 6 byte magic value.

Hm, couldn't I translate it to a string?
 
> > But nothing happens. The dhcpd starts without complaining but nothing
> > happens. Any ideas?
> 
> It's not dhcpd. Etherboot won't support menus without the proper magic
> value. And beware that the dhcp-reply is only by 364 (?) bytes long,
> so the whole menu structure (including MD5 passwords) has to fit in
> there. 

Isn't there a similar solution to bootp extensions file? Or could I use
the bootef created file some way?

Thanks,
	Dirk

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