Kuruganti, Lakshmi wrote: > Thanks a lot, we are using RARP, I did run rpc.bootparamd in debug mode but > couldn't figure out how and from where (which file) it is grabbing the router > info , please share if you have an idea. > > Run netstat -nr on the server running rpc.bootparamd, if you don't see a default route for the network the client is on then add one on that server with 'route add'
-Kyle > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kyle McDonald [mailto:KMcDonald at Egenera.COM] > Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 9:19 AM > To: Kuruganti, Lakshmi > Cc: install-discuss at opensolaris.org > Subject: Re: [install-discuss] Client getting default router information > > Lakshmi wrote: > >> Every one are pointing me to sysidcfg file , but this is 2nd par of >> > jumpstart (2 parts I am refering is bootnet and install), here we can > configure any number of interfaces, my question is first part while booting > from net (it get's ip from MAC address , how will it get router information > at that point? > >> >> >> > During net boot, the router info should come either from DHCP (x86 and > SPARC) or the older BOOTPARAM protocol a.k.a rpc.bootparamd (SPARC, and > maybe x86 too?) > > If you're getting an IP for your MAC from DHCP, then you should get your > router that way too. > If your IP is coming from RARP, then the router should come from > rpc.bootparamd > > If you're using bootparams, make sure the machine running rpc.bootparamd > has a defult route set for the network the client is on, if it does then > rpc.bootparamd should pass it along in the response. You can check by > running rpc.bootparamd in debug mode (run it with -d). > > -Kyle > > >> >> This message posted from opensolaris.org >> _______________________________________________ >> install-discuss mailing list >> install-discuss at opensolaris.org >> http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/install-discuss >> >>
