[syslinux] [Fwd: IPAPPEND on http://syslinux.zytor.com/faq.php#config]

[Geert Stappers]

On Sat, Feb 05, 2005 at 04:50:07PM +0100, Geert Stappers wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 05, 2005 at 01:39:28PM +0100, Pascal Terjan wrote me off-list:
> > Le samedi 05 février 2005 à 13:17 +0100, Geert Stappers a écrit :
> > > On Mon, Jan 31, 2005 at 12:28:46PM -0800, David E. Weekly wrote:
> > > > FYI
> > > > 
> > > > -------- Original Message --------
> > > > Subject: IPAPPEND on http://syslinux.zytor.com/faq.php#config
> > > > Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 15:20:00 +0100
> > > > From: Pascal Terjan <pterjan at mandrakesoft.com>
> > > > Organization: Mandrakesoft
> > > > To: david at weekly.org

David did the website design

> > > > Hi,
> > > > I needed to get the MAC from which we booted using pxelinux (in order to
> > > > know which interface we used to boot).
> > > > I found reading the source that IPAPPEND 2 did the trick and that I
> > > > don't need to patch pxelinux.
> > > > However, I think this should be written in
> > > > http://syslinux.zytor.com/faq.php#config which only tells about the
> > > > value 1.
> > > 
> > > I see that it is usefull for computers with more then 1 NIC,
> > > but I don't understand completely what you mean.
> > > 
> > > I got stuck, please help improve this patch:
> > 
 <snip/>
> 
> That makes
> 
> - --- faq.php.website     2005-02-05 16:43:31.045505248 +0100
> +++ faq.php     2005-02-05 16:48:33.681497584 +0100
> @@ -169,6 +169,16 @@
>  </blockquote>
>         ... based on the input from the DHCP/BOOTP or PXE boot server.
>  </blockquote>
> +<blockquote>
> +       if the flag value is 2,
> +       then we get the MAC not the IP
> +<blockquote>
> +<code>
> +<nobr>BOOTIF=<hardware type>-<dash separated client mac></nobr>
> +</code>
> +</blockquote>
> +       ... describing the interface that was used for booting.
> +</blockquote>
>  <b>LABEL</b> <i>label</i>
>  <blockquote>
>  <b>KERNEL</b> <i>image</i><br>
> 

Is it worth to get it on the syslinux website?

> 
> HTH
> Geert Stappers