[PATCH] patch to speed up bootpc queries

[Phil]

On Thu, 3 Jan 2002, Geert Stappers wrote:

> >Moreover,
> >I don't see why every NIC in $netdevices should query a bootp server.
> >One answered query should be enough.
>
> Even a single NIC computer does three(3) BOOTP-requests:
> - BootROM "where to get my kernel-image" request
> - Kernel "where to get my NFS root" request
> - FAI "where is the FAI info" request
I was only talking about the last item.

>
> On a multi NIC computer, FAI has to check every netdevice,
> because the BOOTP server could anywhere.
Why should FAI keep on doing requests on other interfaces when it gets a
reply on one ?


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