On Tue, May 26, 1998 at 11:33:29PM -0500, Samudra E. Haque wrote:
> hello, this is only my second pm2e, so be gentle w/me :-!
>
> okay, the pm2e was in the storage for a while, and it has (at
> best, com os 3.5). I would like it to match the already operational
> pm no. 1., which is at com os 3.7.2 happily running its 386
> processor.
>
> I'd like to have the box startup in netboot mode, and without
> the need for a serial connection to its S0 port, simply bleep
> on the network until it gets its own IP address -- and then
> proceed to load the GENERIC.PM2 (a.k.a. 3.7.2) image which
> I have placed in the /tftpboot of a server.
>
> Can a new PM2E get its own IP address using bootp?
>
> Somewhere in the past (maybe some leftover documents when
> I was searching for portmaster info a year ago) I remember reading
> that the PM2E seeks to get its own binary image by using its
> own Ethernet addresses to form a file name?
>
> Is there any way to avoid having to drag a laptop computer
> to plug into the S0 and then say "tftpboot 1.2.3.4" or set
> its own ethernet address for a new PM2E.
>
> searches of the archives seem to only cover the recent months,
> and not the past issues!!!!!
>
>
> -samudra-
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