[Etherboot-users] need help with DHCP/Etherboot

[Chadwick E. L. <cl...@be...>]

I'm using Etherboot on a floppy. Running DHCP in
debug mode I see the client (Etherboot) send a
"DHCPDISCOVER" to which the server responds
with "DHCPOFFER" at which point the client continues
to look for a DHCP server with repeated ...discover/offer
exchanges. In the dhcpd.conf file I have the option line:
option vender-encapsulated-option 3c:09:45:74:68:65:72:
                            62:6f:6f:74:ff;
I also tried "Etherboot" in place of the hex.
Additionally, I added the line:
option user-class "Etherboot";
This is to satisfy the Vendor Class Identifier parameter
requirement of the client.
The ethernet card (3com 3c509) in the client is
operational, I booted in RH7.3 and it accepted a
IP address and I was able to ping it. I also have
a Win2K on the network which accept the
IP from the DHCP. The etherboot boot image=20
is from Rom-o-matic.net , the DHCP is from=20
www.isc.org. Any ideas?
thanks,
chad