Re: NET Boot problem

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

>Hi, 
>
>I configured the Netboot system in my redhat 5.2 linux machine. My config
>files looks like this on the server:
>
>
>/etc/bootab
>
><bigger>
>
>seti.htp.com.np:hd=/tftpboot:vm=auto:ip=192.168.51.9:\
>
>	:ht=ethernet:ha=004F4C02261B:\
>
>	:bf=bootImage:rp=/192.168.51.9
>
>
></bigger>/etc/inetd.conf
>
>
><bigger>tftp	dgram	udp	wait	root	/usr/sbin/in.tftpd tftpd /tftp
>boot
>
>bootps	dgram	udp	wait	root	/usr/sbin/tcpd	bootpd
>
>
>/etc/exports
>
>/tftpboot/192.168.51.9	192.168.51.9(rw,link_absolute)
>
>
>I know that my nfs is working perfectly, because I can mount the
>partition from other computer. 
>
>
>On the /var/log/messages
>
>
>I get this message.
>
>
>tftpd: trying to get file: /tftpboot/bootImage.
>
>
></bigger>when I boot from floppy on my client computer.

Are your client's details entered in /etc/hosts or DNS? Because I
think tftpd tries to do a reverse lookup and if it fails, it rejects
the request.
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