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Re: multiple bootp server




> 
> You don't have to do anything special. In fact you cannot specify any
> bootp server to send the request to, because normally the bootp request
> is broadcast on the medium. Provided the two bootp servers do not have
> overlapping records, only the one that finds a match to the MAC address
> will send a reply, the other(s) will keep silent.

Is there any way to make this redudant? Ie. have two bootp server with
overlapping records such that the "backup" bootp only answers upon failure
of the first?

Bernie 



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