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