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Diffstat (limited to 'it/install-methods/tftp/rarp.xml')
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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/it/install-methods/tftp/rarp.xml b/it/install-methods/tftp/rarp.xml index 02c81b8b9..4d779d05f 100644 --- a/it/install-methods/tftp/rarp.xml +++ b/it/install-methods/tftp/rarp.xml @@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ <para> <!-- -To setup RARP, you need to know the Ethernet address (a.k.a. the MAC -address) of the client computers to be installed. +To setup RARP, you need to know the Ethernet address (a.k.a. the MAC address) +of the client computers to be installed. If you don't know this information, you can -<phrase arch="sparc"> pick it off the initial OpenPROM boot messages, -use the OpenBoot <userinput>.enet-addr</userinput> command, or </phrase> + +<phrase arch="sparc"> pick it off the initial OpenPROM boot messages, use the +OpenBoot <userinput>.enet-addr</userinput> command, or </phrase> + boot into <quote>Rescue</quote> mode (e.g., from the rescue floppy) and use the command <userinput>/sbin/ifconfig eth0</userinput>. --> @@ -88,8 +90,8 @@ paragrafo. Under SunOS, you need to ensure that the Ethernet hardware address for the client is listed in the <quote>ethers</quote> database (either in the <filename>/etc/ethers</filename> file, or via NIS/NIS+) and in the -<quote>hosts</quote> database. Then you need to start the RARP daemon. In SunOS -4, issue the command (as root): +<quote>hosts</quote> database. Then you need to start the RARP daemon. +In SunOS 4, issue the command (as root): <userinput>/usr/etc/rarpd -a</userinput>; in SunOS 5, use <userinput>/usr/sbin/rarpd -a</userinput>. --> |