I'm trying to use the bootpd/tftpd services in X server 10.2.5 to boot PCs with Intel PXE-based PROMs over a LAN so that they can be run as diskless nodes.
The problem is that the bootpd supplied with OSX server is not sending the boot file name to the clients. The procedures for configuring NetBoot to boot Mac clients does not work for the PC clients, and unfortunately, I cannot find any decent documentation from Apple to assist me in this endevor. It looks it should go somewhere in netinfo, as bootpd/dhcpd gets all it's info from there, but I can only guess as to what values need to go where, and thus far, none my guesses have worked.
I have tried creating entires in the /machines folder, containing the values specified in "man bootpd", however, none of these are causing the server to send the "file" value to the clients. IP addresses and hostnames are working just fine, but no dice on the "file" parameter.
Running bootpd -d -v shows this:
=================== Server Reply =====================
op = BOOTREPLY
htype = 1
dp_flags = 0
hlen = 6
hops = 0
xid = 4202243149
secs = 0
ciaddr = 0.0.0.0
yiaddr = 192.168.1.28
siaddr = 192.168.1.8
giaddr = 0.0.0.0
chaddr = 0:e0:18:94:92:a5
sname = [name of my server]
file =
along with a bunch of other info... as you can see the "file" parameter is blank.
Any help or suggestions would be great.
Thanks,
"superfoo"
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