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diff --git a/libexec/bootpd/Problems b/libexec/bootpd/Problems new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9478676 --- /dev/null +++ b/libexec/bootpd/Problems @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ + +Common problems and ways to work around them: + +Bootpd complains that it "can not get IP addr for HOSTNAME" + + If the entry is a "dummy" (not a real host) used only for + reference by other entries, put '.' in front of the name. + + If the entry is for a real client and the IP address for + the client can not be found using gethostbyname(), specify + the IP address for the client using numeric form. + +Bootpd takes a long time to finish parsing the bootptab file: + + Excessive startup time is usually caused by waiting for + timeouts on failed DNS lookup operations. If this is the + problem, find the client names for which DNS lookup fails + and change the bootptab to specify the IP addresses for + those clients using numeric form. + + When bootptab entries do not specify an ip address, bootpd + attempts to lookup the tagname as a host name to find the + IP address. To suppress this default action, either make + the entry a "dummy" or specify its IP numeric address. + + If your DNS lookups work but are just slow, consider either + running bootpd on the same machine as the DNS server or + running a caching DNS server on the host running bootpd. + +My huge bootptab file causes startup time to be so long that clients +give up waiting for a reply. + + Truly huge bootptab files make "inetd" mode impractical. + Start bootpd in "standalone" mode when the server boots. + + Another possibility is to run one bootpd on each network + segment so each one can have a smaller bootptab. Only one + instance of bootpd may run on one server, so you would need + to use a different server for each network segment. + +My bootp clients are given responses with a boot file name that is +not a fully specified path. + + Make sure the TFTP directory or home directory tags are set: + :td=/tftpboot: (or) + :hd=/usr/boot: (for example) + |
