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From: glen@aecom.yu.edu (Glen M. Marianko)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: Clarkson NCSA 2.2D RARP w/ Packet Driver
Keywords: Trouble in paradise (minor)
Message-ID: <2349@aecom.yu.edu>
Date: 19 Jul 89 16:48:15 GMT
Organization: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY
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I am using NCSA Telnet V2.2D and 2.2TN downloaded from the Clarkson
archive-server.  In CONFIG.TEL, you can specify "myip=rarp" and have
NCSA do a Reverse ARP to determine the IP address from its ethernet
address.  We have a SunOS4 machine doing RARPD service.

The problem is, this doesn't seem to work when "hardware=packet" in
CONFIG.TEL - namely NCSA is using the TSR packet driver.  I tried
this with 3C503 and NI5210 packet drivers on two machines.  It
DOES work when using a direct interface, as "hardware=ni5210".

Is this a bug (heavens, no!)?

Also, what servers support BOOTP?  Is it available for SunOS4?
Is this something developed for NCSA.  I haven't seen it before.
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-- Glen M. Marianko, Supervisor of Data Communications and Hardware Support
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