2 .\" $FreeBSD: src/usr.sbin/bootparamd/bootparamd/bootparamd.8,v 1.15 2005/01/18 20:02:31 ru Exp $
3 .\" $DragonFly: src/usr.sbin/bootparamd/bootparamd/bootparamd.8,v 1.3 2006/02/17 19:40:12 swildner Exp $
9 .Nd boot parameter server
18 utility is a server process that provides information to
20 clients necessary for booting.
25 This version will allow the use of aliases on the hostname in the
28 The returned hostname to the
30 request done by the booting client
31 will be the name that appears in
33 and not the canonical name.
34 In this way you can keep the answer short enough
35 so that machines that cannot handle long hostnames will not fail during boot.
39 Display the debugging information.
41 Log the debugging information with
44 The default router (a machine or an IP-address).
45 This defaults to the machine running the server.
47 The file to use as boot parameter file instead of
51 .Bl -tag -width /etc/bootparams -compact
53 default boot parameter file
56 When netbooting diskless SunOS/Xkernel SPARCstations the booted SunOS kernel
57 also broadcasts to the all-0 address.
58 The SunOS kernel hangs until it receives a reply.
59 To accommodate this behaviour add an alias address
60 that responds to an all-0 broadcast.
61 So, add something like
62 .Ql "ifconfig xl0 192.168.200.254 netmask 255.255.255.255 broadcast 192.168.200.0 alias
63 on the relevant network interface on your
66 The alias address must of course be free for use.
73 .An Klas Heggemann Aq klas@nada.kth.se .
77 loggings to be verbose.