8 .Nd boot parameter server
16 is a server process that provides information to
18 clients necessary for booting.
23 This version will allow the use of aliases on the hostname in the
26 The returned hostname to the
28 request done by the booting client
29 will be the name that appears in
31 and not the canonical name.
32 In this way you can keep the answer short enough
33 so that machines that cannot handle long hostnames will not fail during boot.
37 Display the debugging information.
39 Log the debugging information with
42 The default router (a machine or an IP-address).
43 This defaults to the machine running the server.
45 The file to use as boot parameter file instead of
49 .Bl -tag -width /etc/bootparams -compact
51 default boot parameter file
54 When netbooting diskless SunOS/Xkernel SPARCstations the booted SunOS kernel
55 also broadcasts to the all-0 address.
56 The SunOS kernel hangs until it receives a reply.
57 To accommodate this behaviour add an alias address
58 that responds to an all-0 broadcast.
59 So, add something like
60 .Ql "ifconfig xl0 192.168.200.254 netmask 255.255.255.255 broadcast 192.168.200.0 alias
61 on the relevant network interface on your
64 The alias address must of course be free for use.
72 loggings to be verbose.
75 .An Klas Heggemann Aq klas@nada.kth.se .