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  From: Phil Pittard <vk5ham@seol.net.au>
  To  : Alex <lex@senet.com.au>
  Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 14:06:39 +1030

Re: NCD-X-Terminal

Hi... you need to install the relevant app... eg/ bootpc-0.64.rpm  or
whatever - have a look on your distro cdrom for it.... then start again
:))
Phil
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Alex wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm in the early stages of ploughing through a howto
> for setting up an X-terminal. I've finally got the software and
> now it's time to get the thing working.....however <as always>...
> 
> This is an extract from the HOWTO:
> 
> =============================================================================================
> In file inetd.conf, create or uncomment lines that refer to TFTP and
> BootP. The final  argument of the tftpd entry in the example below is
> the path
> of the directory containing the files required by the X terminal.
> Although directory names are not mandatory, for security reasons they
> should
> always be present as tftp access will then be restricted to files in
> specified directories.
> 
> >From a sample file /etc/inetd.conf:
> 
> # tftp service is provided primarily for booting.  Most sites
> # run this only on machines acting as "boot servers".
> tftp   dgram udp wait root /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/sbin/in.tftpd
> /usr/X11/lib/X11/ncd/
> bootps dgram udp wait root /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/sbin/in.bootpd
> 
> =============================================================================================
> 
> Ok. I have copied all the software to /tftpboot and thus edited the line
> in /etc/ined.conf to:
> 
> tftp    dgram   udp     wait    root    /usr/sbin/tcpd  in.tftpd
> /tftpboot
> bootps  dgram   udp     wait    root    /usr/sbin/tcpd  bootpd
> 
> Upon a boot request by a remote host inetd <listening on a port
> designated in /etc/services> is apparently meant to start the BootP
> daemon specified in /etc/inetd.conf.
> 
> My question: I don't seem to have bootpd anywhere on my machine.
> I did a "find" on it and nothing came up.
> 
> I am then told to edit /etc/bootptab...that also doesn't exist
> 
> I'm a bit vague on the whole thing because things aren't where they are
> said to be eg
> there is no such daemon in /usr/sbin/bootpd nor is there a file called
> /etc/bootptab
> 
> If anyone has set one of these up can you pretty please help me :-)
> 
> Cheers
> 
> --
> Alex
> 
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       vk5ham@seol.net.au

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