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Re: bootp problems (fwd)



On Wed, 17 Jun 1998, Elisheva Alexander wrote:

> bootp is limited to 64 octets. i /think/ you passed that amount. however
> you can use an "extended file" with some of your options,
> (:ef="path")
> that file will be trasferred via tftp, and that way options wont be
> truncated.
> (man bootpef)
> if you want an example of how our extended file works, i'll mail it.

 I use the extended files already (for boot time menus on my other
machines). But that can't be used with a win95 machine, or at least I
haven't seen it anywhere yet...

Thomas M�rch

If God had intended man to smoke He would have set him on fire.



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