Re: [openfirmware] TFTP Block Size setting?

[James Cameron]

I don't have the source for AIX open boot, but in Open Firmware the
TFTP implementation is without block size support.

References:

1.
https://code.coreboot.org/p/openfirmware/source/tree/HEAD/ofw/inet/tftp.fth

2.
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2348 "blksize"

On Thu, Jun 09, 2016 at 06:20:13PM -0700, Alec wrote:
> I am attempting to do an IBM NIM install across a 20ms latency. 
>
> Is there an ability to kick off the network boot on AIX open boot with a block
> size option for tftp from the ok? Prompt?
>
> Forgive me if this is not an appropriate place for this.
>
> Alec