23 messages in org.freebsd.freebsd-smallRe: Odd idea | From | Sent On | Attachments |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Smith | Sep 2, 1999 11:41 pm | |
| Warner Losh | Sep 2, 1999 11:44 pm | |
| Skip Hansen | Sep 3, 1999 8:10 am | |
| Chris Dillon | Sep 3, 1999 10:10 am | |
| Mike Smith | Sep 3, 1999 12:08 pm | |
| Mike Smith | Sep 3, 1999 12:35 pm | |
| John Ioannidis | Sep 3, 1999 12:35 pm | |
| Warner Losh | Sep 3, 1999 12:41 pm | |
| Skip Hansen | Sep 3, 1999 1:38 pm | |
| David O'Brien | Sep 3, 1999 2:16 pm | |
| Broderick Wood | Sep 3, 1999 2:59 pm | |
| Chris Dillon | Sep 3, 1999 3:02 pm | |
| David O'Brien | Sep 3, 1999 3:39 pm | |
| Mike Smith | Sep 3, 1999 3:44 pm | |
| David O'Brien | Sep 3, 1999 4:15 pm | |
| Mike Smith | Sep 3, 1999 4:19 pm | |
| Jac Backus | Sep 4, 1999 12:36 pm | |
| Kent Berggren | Sep 4, 1999 1:48 pm | |
| Chris Dillon | Sep 4, 1999 7:13 pm | |
| Mike Smith | Sep 4, 1999 7:13 pm | |
| Chris Dillon | Sep 4, 1999 10:20 pm | |
| Mike Smith | Sep 4, 1999 11:18 pm | |
| Chris Dillon | Sep 5, 1999 12:01 am |
| Subject: | Re: Odd idea | |
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| From: | Mike Smith (mi...@smith.net.au) | |
| Date: | Sep 4, 1999 7:13:48 pm | |
| List: | org.freebsd.freebsd-small | |
Doh. I wish there were some way other than specifying the MAC address to say to the DHCP/BOOTP server "give me FOO configuration". I was trying to think of a way to make a boot disk which required a minimal amount of system-dependant information tied to the boot disk itself or to the station you are booting it from. Unfortunately I guess neither BOOTP nor DHCP can fit this bill (or can it?).
You need a physical token of some sort to identify the machine; either you use the MAC address or in some cases the GUID or UUID storage (on an intel system) or some other NVRAM token depending on the system in question.
But the ethernet MAC address is about the only universal uniquifier that any system has, so you really don't have much choice.
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