[syslinux:pathbased] docs: explain the danger of IPAPPEND 1
syslinux-bot for Ferenc Wagner
wferi at niif.hu
Mon Jun 7 15:04:02 PDT 2010
Commit-ID: ca77b78e7611cd21ea7b8b6ffdc0074f0f17a295
Gitweb: http://syslinux.zytor.com/commit/ca77b78e7611cd21ea7b8b6ffdc0074f0f17a295
Author: Ferenc Wagner <wferi at niif.hu>
AuthorDate: Mon, 31 May 2010 18:53:20 +0200
Committer: H. Peter Anvin <hpa at linux.intel.com>
CommitDate: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 14:53:30 -0700
docs: explain the danger of IPAPPEND 1
Explain what the actual issue with IPAPPEND 1 is, and what the
constraints on using it really are.
Signed-off-by: Ferenc Wagner <wferi at niif.hu>
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa at linux.intel.com>
---
doc/syslinux.txt | 9 ++++-----
1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/syslinux.txt b/doc/syslinux.txt
index 76cae24..5a93b90 100644
--- a/doc/syslinux.txt
+++ b/doc/syslinux.txt
@@ -163,11 +163,10 @@ IPAPPEND flag_val [PXELINUX only]
... based on the input from the DHCP/BOOTP or PXE boot server.
- THE USE OF THIS OPTION IS NOT RECOMMENDED. If you have to use
- it, it is probably an indication that your network configuration
- is broken. Using just "ip=dhcp" on the kernel command line
- is a preferrable option, or, better yet, run dhcpcd/dhclient,
- from an initrd if necessary.
+ NOTE: The use of this option is no substitute for running a
+ DHCP client in the booted system. Without regular renewals,
+ the lease acquired by the PXE BIOS will expire, making the
+ IP address available for reuse by the DHCP server.
2: indicates that an option of the following format
should be generated and added to the kernel command line:
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