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