Bug 38749

Summary: Diskless booting fails with some DHCP servers (no root path)
Product: Base System Reporter: kientzle
Component: kernAssignee: Tim Kientzle <kientzle>
Status: Closed Overcome By Events    
Severity: Affects Only Me CC: jpaetzel
Priority: Normal    
Version: 4.3-RELEASE   
Hardware: Any   
OS: Any   
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Description kientzle 2002-05-30 22:30:01 UTC 
I'm using the DHCP server built into an Extreme Networks DSL
router.  This DHCP server does not provide any options that
aren't explicitly requested by the client.  In particular,
a diskless client will not receive the ROOT PATH option,
which prevents it from booting.

Fix: Modify sys/nfs/bootp_subr.c to explicitly request a ROOT PATH
option from the DHCP server.  This file seems not to have changed
between 4.3-RELEASE and 4.5-RELEASE:
How-To-Repeat: Boot a diskless FreeBSD client using an anemic DHCP server.
Comment 1 Kris Kennaway freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2003-07-18 23:08:58 UTC 
Responsible Changed
From-To: freebsd-bugs->murray

Assign to dhcp maintainer
Comment 2 Murray Stokely freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2005-03-18 02:36:31 UTC 
Responsible Changed
From-To: murray->kientzle

Assign to originator. =)  I am no longer maintaining DHCP.