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

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On Fri, 1 Aug 2003, Ken Yap wrote:

> >>     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. :-)

Dig all you want, but I still like my HTTP idea :)

Jim.


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