On 2015/12/02 00:00, Adrian Christiansen wrote: > Hi guys!, > > I'm trying to install OpenBSD on my SPARCstation IPX, from a PC > running OpenBSD/i386 5.8-current as of Sunday. When I got the SUN the > PROM was dead so I've piggy backed a new battery and a new MAC have > been set. Before attempting to install OpenBSD the machine was > installed with NetBSD over the network from a PC running Debian, using > tftpd-hpa, rarpd and the kernel nfs-server. > > It seems like the IP 10.0.0.10 is set OK via rarp, based on that the > file 0A00000A.SUN4C is being requested. However that seems to be as > far as it gets. After this it is in an endless loop sending a new > request over and over. tftpd sends the first block of boot.net binary, > doesn't get a response and tries this five times before the SUN gives > up and sends a new request. If I tftp localhost I can get the > 0A00000A.SUN4C file without any issues. > > The PC's NIC dc0 is set to: 10.0.0.1, 255.255.255.0, 10.0.0.255.
This may be connected with netmask. RARP can't set the netmask, it assumes the classful netmask for the address range used. For 10.0.0.0 this is in class A so it's a /8 or netmask 255.0.0.0.
