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diff --git a/usr.sbin/bootpd/Problems b/usr.sbin/bootpd/Problems deleted file mode 100644 index 9478676..0000000 --- a/usr.sbin/bootpd/Problems +++ /dev/null @@ -1,47 +0,0 @@ - -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) - |
