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From: HENRYM@SACMGR.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: RARP, anyone?
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Date: 14 Feb 90 23:27:56 GMT
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[ I posted this previously on the CMU-TEK-TCP mailing list. ]

	We are in the process of connecting our numerous Novell networks
into our building-wide backbone.  We will be using NCSA Telnet on the
various PC's to connect to our VAX systems so that the users can use
the PC's as terminals.  However, we see a problem with letting the
individual users grab their boot disks from another user, in that the
config file for that particular PC has their Internet number hardwired
into it.  For security reasons, we want to enfore the rule that each
PC has a unique, assigned Internet number.  Therefore, it occurs to us
that the RARP option that NCSA Telnet can support would be an ideal
solution.

	Is there an implementation of RARP that will run with CMU-TEK
TCP?  This is a "needs to be done yesterday" priority.  Thanks in advance.

-HWM

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Henry W. Miller
Assistant Systems Manager, Mid Pacific Region
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
2800 Cottage Way MP1100
Sacramento, CA 95825
(916) 978-5108 / FTS 460-5108
Inet:	"sanj!sacwms!henrym@caldwr.water.ca.gov"	(Vaxcluster)
	"sanj!sacusr!henrym@caldwr.water.ca.gov"
	"sanj!sacmgr!henrym@caldwr.water.ca.gov"
BITNET:	"hmiller@scu"	!Warning: This is NOT the same machine
			as the above cluster.
UUCP:	"...caldwr!sanj!henrym"

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