Thanks Oliver, This worked a charm :)
Kim Attree Oliver Fromme wrote: > Kim Attree wrote: > > I've setup a machine as a diskless server, using PXEBoot with ihc-dhcpd > > to offer dhcp and dhcp configuration information. I did a test reboot on > > the server, and found to my dismay that the server NIC's are sending out > > dhcp discover packets and trying to get an address. > > > > The NIC's IP info is captured correctly in /etc/rc.conf: > > [...] > > and the /etc/dhclient.conf file is empty. I thought maybe it was the > > /conf directory used in the diskless Root structure creation, so I > > renamed it out of the way, but that made no difference. > > > > I can't seem to find where the definition is that makes the NIC's ask > > for DHCP info. > > > > Shortened output of /var/run/dmesg.boot pertaining to the DHCP Discover > > packets: > > > > <snip> > > Sending DHCP Discover packet from interface bge0 (00:0b:db:e6:a9:33) > > Sending DHCP Discover packet from interface bge1 (00:0b:db:e6:a9:35) > > That's the kernel itself trying to perform BOOTP/DHCP. > It does that before mounting the root file system (which > might be mounted via NFS anyway, requiring an IP address > to be obtained via BOOTP or DHCP). > > If you don't want that, then remove "options BOOTP" from > your kernel config file and rebuild your kernel. > > Best regards > Oliver > > _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
