Re: I need your help ..Please (Diskless Nodes)

["David W. Ouyang" <douyang@dnrc.bell-labs.com>]

Kapur,

I have my setup for FreeBSD which might help you.

Boot Server Setup

To setup the FreeBSD as a boot server the following step must be done:
1) create the /etc/booptab file; following is an example of the bootptab
file
 .default:\
                :hd=/:\
                :sm=255.255.255.0:\
                :hn:ht=ether:\
                :rp="135.18.130.77:/":\
                :td=/:
 

clientname:bf=kernel.diskless:ha=00c04f181ca3:ip=135.18.130.184:tc=.default:
2) enable the following two lines in /etc/inetd.conf:
 tftp    dgram   udp     wait    nobody  /usr/libexec/tftpd      tftpd
/tftpboot
 bootps  dgram   udp     wait    root    /usr/libexec/bootpd     bootpd
-d4
3) find the PID of the bootp and the tftp daemons and do the following
command to both daemons to inform them the config file update
 kill -HUP pid

David Ouyang


Kapur Sharma wrote:
> 
> Dear Sir,
>          Good evening.
> 
> I went throughly through the article about setting up DISKLESS NODE.
>     Then, i tried to Configure & Set up the same system in my Lab as exactly
> you wrote there in the article. Since, then i have been getting some
> confusions as some command is not working.
> 
>    I request you to give me help or instruction if you feel convenient time.
> I would be greatful to you always.
> 
> My Problem are;
> 
> 1. I could not install BOOTP and TFTP for the Booting time.
>    I tried with the command   tftp at prompt, i think it worked cuz i
>    got  tptp> prompt.
>       But when i tried with command BOOTP at prompt then it did not
>        respond. So, i thought the BOOTP had not installed.
> I do not know how can we install BOOTP, DHCP and TFTP.
> 
> 2. Next, there is no file with the name "bootptab" i.e., etc/bootptab.
>    Please let me know, how can i edit or find this file.
> 
> 3. There is command like in the document like;
> 
>     bootps  dgram  udp wait root  /usr/sbin/in.bootpd
> 
> But it showed erroe when i tried command   etc/tcpdchk
> 
>    Besides, there is no file with name in.bootpd inside usr/sbin directory.
> I think there should be this file for that command to work.
> 
> Please let me know about this command
> 
> 4. I tried to enable BOOTP from Network setting menu but during booting
> eth0 showed failed. It worked with Manual system with IP Address 192.168.0.1
>    Besides my another confusion, if we enable BOOTP then how the server will
> get the IP address 192.168.0.1 beacuse we should put this IP for server.
> 
> 5. How can we check the MAC address of server's NIC card.
> 
> I request you to send me your confirmed worked literature to setup exact
> system.
> 
> Please do not feel bored to give me reply. I hope you will definately help
> me as soon as possible.
> 
>   I assume your perfect help will definately help me make Linux very popular
> in  Nepal.
> 
> I will be always greatful to you,
> 
> With regards,
> Kapur Sharma
> 
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> 
> >From: Shiv Chadha <shiv@pacificpost.com>
> >To: Kapur Sharma <kapursharma@hotmail.com>
> >Subject: Re: I need your help ..Please (Diskless Nodes)
> >Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 21:50:22 +0530
> >
> >Hi,
> >
> >Read the article..it covers the entire process of how to use the
> >software. The article is the installation document.
> >
> >Take care,
> >
> >Shiv
> 
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