Package: bootpc
Version: 0.64-6
Severity: critical
Dear maintainer,
I have the problem, that bootpc gives me a 'network unreachable'
answer, although the 'destination' is the usual broadcast address
(all 1 or 255.255.255.255). This is for a Linux 2.6 kernel in a
Debian 4.0 (with proposed-updates) setup.
The long story:
For several reasons I'd like to use the 'BOOTP' option in
/etc/network/interfaces, as DHCP - although working - has several
drawbacks for me, that we could discuss separately.
Now, the only program available for the bootp method in Debian (4.0,
alias stable, alias etch) with 'ifup/down' is 'bootpc'. But bootpc
returns the error given above, for any(!) serveraddress with the
exception of '0.0.0.0' - which yields no answer. Any other address
(including giving no 'server'-option or explicitely stating
255.255.255.255) returns 'network not reachable', coming from the
'sendto'-call which returns 'error 101 (=ENETUNREACH)', if my
analysis is correct. Now we have a 'hen and egg' problem, as the
interface should get its address and netmask from the bootp-server.
I have other bootp-clients (mainly printers, but also other network
devices) in use, thus my bootp-setup works. I can also fetch the
(correct) parameters with bootpc, when the interface is up and
running (initialized) ip-wise.
Now either I'm doing something wrong, or bootpc is, or the 'sendto'-
call with the 2.6[.18-22]-kernels isn't working properly for broad-
cast calls. So, please, hand this to the 'guilty part'.
I'd just like to be able to use the 'bootp' method in 'interfaces'.
Thanks and best regards,
Ruediger Oberhagd
--
Dr. H.-R. Oberhage
Mail: Univ. Duisburg-Essen E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fachbereich Physik [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Campus Duisburg, MG 464
Lotharstrasse 1 Phone: {+49|0} 203 / 379-4736
47057 Duisburg, Germany FAX: {+49|0} 203 / 379-4732
--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
