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In article <1993Jan25.054214.20338@eskimo.com> ntprlr@eskimo.com (NightProwler) writes:
>From: ntprlr@eskimo.com (NightProwler)
>Subject: Re: BOOTP through server
>Date: 25 Jan 93 05:42:14 GMT

>A R Anderson (alastair@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz) wrote:
>: We have PCs that use telnet to communicate with central systems, with a
>: Novell server (3.11) functioning as an IP router. In most respects, TCP/IP
>: works correctly. However, one of the central systems is a BOOTP server and
>: it does not receive BOOTP requests that are generated by the PCs. Does
>: anyone have a way of making this part of TCP/IP work?

>So what you're saying is that you have a 3.11 server acting as an IP router
>between two IP sub-nets....and the diskless clients are on one side of the
>router and the bootp server is on the other side....is that it?

>Now, I've never actually read how bootp works, nor seen it in action, but my
>understanding is that the card wakes up and sends out a broadcast message to
>any bootp server on the same subnet to see if someone can send it a boot
>image...at least that's my understanding of it.

>I think I'm wrong on this...because that would mean that you'd need a bootp
>server on each subnet to boot the clients on it.

>I'm curious as to how bootp works...anyone know the RFC that defines it?
>-- 

  We have installed a BOOTP.NLM freeware by Hellsoft (University of Pragua 
I guess) and it .Works like a charm...Simply need a name RESOLVER.NLM also 
available from the same site.

  All our TCPIP software (NCSA verion 2.3.05 (not before !) Wtacom suite,
Popmail,Trumpet,Gopher and IRC do get their IP address out of our Novell
server. NOT OUT of a central BOOTP server.
  We started by a configuration file (as expalined in the doc's) that
has the ethernet address ,IP's and Intenet names of the workstation
until we found that it does also DYNAMIC IP & name assignment !
  No fuss no hassle. We just forgot about it and it works cleanly...

  I yu want to give it a go ftp to novell.felk.cvut.cs   and grap
BOOTPxx.ZIp and RESOLVxx.ZIP  . 
  
ppollet@cismibm.univ-lyon1.fr (Patrick POLLET)
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