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Re: DNS & extension file



Lluis Alfons Ariño Martin wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
>         I have a problem using booptc with an extension file.
> 
> For this line at /etc/bootptab works fine:
> 
>         .shared-data:option:option:.....
>         client:ha=0000B4323182:ip=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:tc=.point-to-shared-data:
> 
> $bootpc  --dev eth0 --server server.ip
> 
>                 SERVER='server.ip'
>                 ...
>                 DNS='dns1.ip dns2.ip dns3.ip'
>                 ...
> 
> but when I have the same with an extension file It doesn't work
> 
>         .point-to-menu:option:option:....
>         .shared-data:option:option:.....
>                             :tc=.point-to-menu:
>         client:ha=0000B4323182:ip=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:tc=.point-to-shared-data:ef=/shared/client.extension.file
> 
> $bootpc  --dev eth0 --server server.ip
> 
>                 SERVER='server.ip'
>                 ...
>                 ...
> 
>                         NO DNS ARE FOUND !!!!!!!!!
> 
> Can somebody help me???
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
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did you create the extension file (using bootpef)?

Heinrich Rebehn

University of Bremen
Physics / Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Department of Telecommunications -

E-mail: mailto:rebehn@comm.uni-bremen.de
Phone : +49/421/218-4664
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