On Thu, 3 Jan 2002, Geert Stappers wrote: > >Moreover, > >I don't see why every NIC in $netdevices should query a bootp server. > >One answered query should be enough. > > Even a single NIC computer does three(3) BOOTP-requests: > - BootROM "where to get my kernel-image" request > - Kernel "where to get my NFS root" request > - FAI "where is the FAI info" request I was only talking about the last item.
> > On a multi NIC computer, FAI has to check every netdevice, > because the BOOTP server could anywhere. Why should FAI keep on doing requests on other interfaces when it gets a reply on one ? -- Philippe Biondi <pbi@ cartel-info.fr> Cartel Informatique Security Consultant/R&D http://www.cartel-info.fr Phone: +33 1 44 06 97 94 Fax: +33 1 44 06 97 99 PGP KeyID:3D9A43E2 FingerPrint:C40A772533730E39330DC0985EE8FF5F3D9A43E2
