bootparamd.8 (59a3c79da68b53e9d606f0b7991574d982a843e1) bootparamd.8 (c2965cd1854b75e6a13cb4bd6759b71adc8d2a87)
1.\" @(#)bootparamd.8
2.\" $FreeBSD$
3.Dd December 14, 2000
4.Dt BOOTPARAMD 8
5.Os
6.Sh NAME
7.Nm bootparamd
8.Nd boot parameter server

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53.El
54.Sh EXAMPLES
55When netbooting diskless SunOS/Xkernel SPARCstations the booted SunOS kernel
56also broadcasts to the all-0 address.
57The SunOS kernel hangs until it receives a reply.
58To accommodate this behaviour add an alias address
59that responds to an all-0 broadcast.
60So, add something like
1.\" @(#)bootparamd.8
2.\" $FreeBSD$
3.Dd December 14, 2000
4.Dt BOOTPARAMD 8
5.Os
6.Sh NAME
7.Nm bootparamd
8.Nd boot parameter server

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53.El
54.Sh EXAMPLES
55When netbooting diskless SunOS/Xkernel SPARCstations the booted SunOS kernel
56also broadcasts to the all-0 address.
57The SunOS kernel hangs until it receives a reply.
58To accommodate this behaviour add an alias address
59that responds to an all-0 broadcast.
60So, add something like
61.Ql "ifconfig xl0 192.168.200.254 netmask 255.255.255.255 broadcast 192.168.200.0 alias
61.Ql "ifconfig xl0 192.168.200.254 netmask 255.255.255.255 broadcast 192.168.200.0 alias"
62on the relevant network interface on your
63.Nm
64server.
65The alias address must of course be free for use.
66.Sh SEE ALSO
67.Xr syslog 3 ,
68.Xr bootparams 5 ,
69.Xr diskless 8
70.Sh AUTHORS
71Written by
72.An Klas Heggemann Aq klas@nada.kth.se .
73.Sh BUGS
74You may find the
75.Xr syslog 3
76loggings to be verbose.
62on the relevant network interface on your
63.Nm
64server.
65The alias address must of course be free for use.
66.Sh SEE ALSO
67.Xr syslog 3 ,
68.Xr bootparams 5 ,
69.Xr diskless 8
70.Sh AUTHORS
71Written by
72.An Klas Heggemann Aq klas@nada.kth.se .
73.Sh BUGS
74You may find the
75.Xr syslog 3
76loggings to be verbose.