A Request - Next Server 0.0.0.0

["Dave Stubbs" <d_stubbs@hotmail.com>]

This is a request.

 

It appears Etherboot uses the "next-server" parameter from the DHCP server to point the client in the direction of the TFTP server.  Most commercially available DHCP servers to not know how to pass this parameter to the client.  This is unfortunate, but it makes Etherboot unuseable in many situations where it would be great.  It is also interesting to note that PXE does not use the "next-server" parameter.

 

It would be REALLY wonderful if Etherboot could have a modification that makes it default to the DHCP server for TFTP requests if the "next-server" parameter is not passed, or have a selectable parameter at compile-time to use the same address for TFTP requests.

 

This would be very very useful - I could use Etherboot in a large number of workstations in my organization if it had this capability.

 

Thanks,

 

Dave...