vernhes@dolphin.mit.edu (Frederique Vernhes) (11/02/89)
I need help! I have a sun3/60 server, and a sun3/60 diskless client. I upgraded the server and the client to sunOS 4.0.3. Now, I am trying to boot the client over the ethernet, with no success. This is what happens. It seems the client finds its IP address. According to the SunOS system administration manual, pp.41,42, the next step is for the server to look in its tftpboot directory for a filename that is the hexadecimal representation of the client's IP address. Such a file does indeed exists, and is a link to boot.sun3 (so far, things look like they should). Then, the server is supposed to send the appropriate /tftpboot/boot/sunx program over the network. I strongly suspect that the server sits back, and does not send anything out to the client. According to the manual, servers that do not have the correct file in their tftpboot directory will wait a short while before replying, so as not to overwhelm the client with error messages. I have this sinking feeling that this server is not responding at all, but I don't know why!! If any of you out there has any idea as to what is happening, I would be extremly grateful if you could send me some help. Thanks in advance Fred.