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

[Geert Stappers]

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
> 
> 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:

--- faq.php.website     2005-02-05 13:09:26.694143456 +0100
+++ faq.php     2005-02-05 13:16:21.190130488 +0100
@@ -169,6 +169,17 @@
 </blockquote>
        ... based on the input from the DHCP/BOOTP or PXE boot server.
 </blockquote>
+<blockquote>
+       if the flag value is 2,
+       then
+             elaborate
+<blockquote>
+<code>
+<nobr>ip=<client-ip>:<boot-server-ip>:<gw-ip>:<netmask></nobr>
+</code>
+</blockquote>
+       ... based on the input from the DHCP/BOOTP or PXE boot server.
+</blockquote>
 <b>LABEL</b> <i>label</i>
 <blockquote>
 <b>KERNEL</b> <i>image</i><br>

> 
> Greetings,
> Pascal Terjan


Cheers
Geert Stappers