Re: [Etherboot-developers] 3c900-tpo hang after DHCPOFFER

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>>     DHCP response received from xx.xx.xx.xx but no filename specified, igno
>red.
>> 
>> I have a feeling this would help people debug more efficiently. In the olde
>r
>> versions, I'm guessing there was a default filename that would then fail to
>> load, and which would leave some trace in the logs.
>> 
>> What say you?
>
>Sure.  The only question I have is do we want to rate limit the message,
>in case we get a lot of them.
>
>The only bad side effect I can see is the possibility that printing the
>message would cause us to drop the valid response we are looking for.

Ok how about in 5.3 or 5.2.1, put it in as a compile option
WARN_NO_TFTP_FILENAME, default on for newbies and document that it
should be turned off in production.

Are Eric and I the only people who understand that Etherboot doesn't
have deep latency or memory resources? All these things such as
suggestions of HTTP, use of recursive routines, etc. Sorry can't resist
a dig. :-)