1.\" @(#)bootparamd.8 2.\" $FreeBSD: src/usr.sbin/bootparamd/bootparamd/bootparamd.8,v 1.15 2005/01/18 20:02:31 ru Exp $ 3.\" $DragonFly: src/usr.sbin/bootparamd/bootparamd/bootparamd.8,v 1.3 2006/02/17 19:40:12 swildner Exp $ 4.Dd December 14, 2000 5.Dt BOOTPARAMD 8 6.Os 7.Sh NAME 8.Nm bootparamd 9.Nd boot parameter server 10.Sh SYNOPSIS 11.Nm 12.Op Fl ds 13.Op Fl r Ar router 14.Op Fl f Ar file 15.Sh DESCRIPTION 16The 17.Nm 18utility is a server process that provides information to 19.Xr diskless 8 20clients necessary for booting. 21It consults the 22.Pa /etc/bootparams 23file. 24.Pp 25This version will allow the use of aliases on the hostname in the 26.Pa /etc/bootparams 27file. 28The returned hostname to the 29.Em whoami 30request done by the booting client 31will be the name that appears in 32.Pa /etc/bootparams 33and not the canonical name. 34In this way you can keep the answer short enough 35so that machines that cannot handle long hostnames will not fail during boot. 36.Sh OPTIONS 37.Bl -tag -width Fl 38.It Fl d 39Display the debugging information. 40.It Fl s 41Log the debugging information with 42.Xr syslog 3 . 43.It Fl r Ar router 44The default router (a machine or an IP-address). 45This defaults to the machine running the server. 46.It Fl f Ar file 47The file to use as boot parameter file instead of 48.Pa /etc/bootparams . 49.El 50.Sh FILES 51.Bl -tag -width /etc/bootparams -compact 52.It /etc/bootparams 53default boot parameter file 54.El 55.Sh EXAMPLES 56When netbooting diskless SunOS/Xkernel SPARCstations the booted SunOS kernel 57also broadcasts to the all-0 address. 58The SunOS kernel hangs until it receives a reply. 59To accommodate this behaviour add an alias address 60that responds to an all-0 broadcast. 61So, add something like 62.Ql "ifconfig xl0 192.168.200.254 netmask 255.255.255.255 broadcast 192.168.200.0 alias 63on the relevant network interface on your 64.Nm 65server. 66The alias address must of course be free for use. 67.Sh SEE ALSO 68.Xr syslog 3 , 69.Xr bootparams 5 , 70.Xr diskless 8 71.Sh AUTHORS 72Written by 73.An Klas Heggemann Aq klas@nada.kth.se . 74.Sh BUGS 75You may find the 76.Xr syslog 3 77loggings to be verbose. 78