Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!bloom-beacon!vaxeline!fks From: fks@vaxeline.COM (Frances Selkirk) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans Subject: bootp in PC/TCP Message-ID: <1304@vaxeline.COM> Date: 23 Jan 91 23:31:06 GMT References: <1991Jan18.220000.3234@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <1991Jan22.103619.12547@cs.eur.nl> Reply-To: fks@ftp.com (Frances Selkirk) Organization: FTP Software, Inc. Lines: 16 In article <1991Jan22.103619.12547@cs.eur.nl> evas@cs.eur.nl (Eelco van Asperen) writes: >Unfortunately, PC/TCP stores configuration-info in device-driver files on >the PC's. This includes the pc's internet-number. This is just annoying >for a few pc's but a real disaster for more than just a few pc's (>100). >Support for NIS (aka YP (tm)) or BOOTP would help a lot. We added a bootp client to PC/TCP in Version 2.04 (2.05 is current). This client is for remote configuration only; it does not actually boot the PC. For the latter purpose, we also have bootproms, currently available to large sites only. -- Frances Kirk Selkirk info@ftp.com (617) 246-0900 FTP Software, Inc. 26 Princess Street, Wakefield, MA 01880