Re: How to look for specific bootp server

[Ken Yap <ken@nhj.nlc.net.au>]

>>In the case of DHCP (if you have configured etherboot/netboot to use DHCP
>>rather than BOOTP), the protocol allows for multiple servers which the
>>client then chooses between (usually, I think, by grabbing the first
>>offer).
>
>Aha.  How do we configure the floppy/EPROM to achieve this?  Thanks.
>
>Napi

Etherboot already uses DHCP by default, it's backward compatible in
a fashion to BOOTP. It will accept the first offer, although the spec
leaves open the possibility for the client to wait for a few offers to
come in and then choose the one it likes best.